Having raised four kids and many more foster kids, I'm pretty sharp on children's television. I can tell you how to get to Sesame Street (and, while you're there, tell you about the People In Your Neighborhood). I can sing the Barney song (but don't get me started). And I'll help you remember that "It's You I Like."
That last reference, for those not quite as sharp on their children's television, is from a song that Mr. Rogers often sang on his show, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Mr. Rogers always had some wonderful things to say about how we ought to treat one another. And did you know that Fred (Mr.) Rogers had some pretty insightful things to say to adults, too? Consider this quote of his:
"When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is
far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you
that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive.
Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that
proves more powerful than greed."
Love that conquers hate...peace that rises triumphant over war...justice that proves more powerful than greed. What are other things without which humankind cannot survive? Let's chat...
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Fred Rogers was a Presbyterian minister in what United Methodists would call "an appointment beyond the local church." I've met people from all over the world who "knew" Mr. Rogers as someone who said to each of them "I like you just the way you are." In a conversation once with Fred Rogers, he said he was just passing on what he believed God says to every one of us "children" - and Fred hoped some would hear, accept and remember that they are loved. I prefer that kind of TV evangelism.
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