We say life doesn’t matter if . . .

We say life doesn’t matter . . .

If we don’t wear a seat belt.When we neglect our health.If we step in front of a moving car in a parking lot, trusting the distracted stranger behind the wheel not to run over us.When we drive while distracted.When our culture produces murder belts and kill zones.If we like for our entertainment to emphasize violence. When we take unnecessary physical risks.If we attempt to justify suicide.When we call the civilians killed by our bombs collateral damage.If we drive drunk (or let someone else drive drunk).When we shoot to kill.If we drive recklessly.If we incite violence.When we ignore safety protocols. When we ignore people’s pain.If we engage in road rage.If we are careless with drugs and risk an overdose.When we hate a fellow human being.If we bully someone into assaulting us and then claim we killed him in self-defense.When we celebrate the victims of war instead of grieving for them.If we smoke.When people proven to be innocent are kept on death row.When the most innocent of all are killed in the womb. If we ignore a dangerous situation to try to take a selfie.When we see public health measures as a ridiculous nuisance.When we justify and/or ignore the cruelty in our nation’s history.[image error]Pexels.com" data-medium-file="https://stevesimms.files.wordpress.co..." data-large-file="https://stevesimms.files.wordpress.co..." src="https://stevesimms.files.wordpress.co..." alt="" class="wp-image-29228" />Photo by SHAHBAZ AKRAM on Pexels.com