We are living in a time of fracture.
Truth is under siege. Lies race across our screens before breakfast. Families are split by misinformation, friendships are poisoned by politics, and neighbors eye each other with suspicion. We bury victims of violence that never should have happened. We feel the weight of grocery bills that stretch our wallets thin and medicine costs that force impossible choices.
We have watched leaders twist the narrative to distract from their failures. Billionaires have turned media into outrage machines. Some even whisper about civil war as if tearing this country apart were just another strategy for ratings or power.
And still, we are here.
We Are the Children of Survivors
We are the children of survivors: of Jim Crow, of the Great Depression, of internment camps, of broken treaties and burned churches. We are the grandchildren of factory workers, sharecroppers, and farmers who faced down droughts and dust bowls and kept planting. We are the descendants of marchers who faced dogs and firehoses and still sang, “We Shall Overcome.”
Our ancestors stared down fracture before and chose to fight for life, freedom, and belonging.
We Are the Children of Perpetrators
And we must also say this: we are the children of perpetrators.
Some of our ancestors were slave owners, segregationists, and lynch mobs. Some were robber barons who crushed unions, hoarded wealth, and exploited workers. Some drove Indigenous people from their land or built fortunes on stolen labor. Some wrote the policies that divided cities by race, that poisoned water, that left certain communities to wither while others flourished.
We inherit their choices too.
This is not about guilt. This is about responsibility. To face the truth of what was done in our name. To repair what can be repaired. To make sure that injustice is not the inheritance we pass down to our children.
The Call of Faith
For Christians, this is a Good Samaritan moment. We cannot pass by on the other side while our neighbor bleeds on the road. Jesus wept over a city in crisis. He confronted leaders who devoured widows’ houses. He blessed peacemakers and called us to love even our enemies.
And this call is not only Christian.
Judaism commands tikkun olam — the repair of the world.
Islam calls us to stand firm for justice, even against ourselves.
Buddhism teaches compassion and right action to end suffering.
Hinduism calls for dharma — living righteously and in harmony with what is just and true.
Humanism reminds us that our shared humanity is reason enough to seek the good of all.
Whatever our tradition, the question is the same: Who will we be in this moment of fracture?
Our Choice
Who do we want to be in this time of fracture?
Will we let fear and falsehood fracture us, or will we choose truth and belonging?
Will we leave our children a democracy more fragile than the one we inherited, or will we strengthen it for the generations to come?
Will we hand over our future to those who profit from our division, or will we take responsibility for writing a better story?
Where will we gather to face these questions — in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, barbershops, union halls, and living rooms?
Will we remember not only what we have survived, but also what we have done?
Will we widen the table so that those hit hardest — single moms, teachers, farmers, workers without healthcare, young people who feel unheard — sit at the center, not the margins?
And what kind of hope will we choose?
A hope that merely survives? Or a hope that fuels action, passes down abundance, and refuses to be silent?
In this moment, we must resist the urge to allow fear or falsehoods to fracture us. More than ever, we need to hold each other accountable while giving grace. Because even in a time of fracture — whether we inherit the pain of survivors or the power of perpetrators — we can choose to be healers, bridge-builders, and truth-tellers.
We can choose our future.
As for me, I choose healing. I choose bridge-building. I choose truth-telling. And I’ll stand shoulder to shoulder with you to make it real.
Everything Is Rocket Science
Fracture Mechanics (Engineering)
Fracture mechanics studies how materials crack and fail under stress — especially when small flaws go unchecked.
Here’s what it means:
America is showing fracture lines. Not because we’re weak, but because the pressure has gone unaddressed for too long — inequality, misinformation, racial injustice, political manipulation. Left untreated, tiny cracks become catastrophic breaks. But fracture mechanics also tells us: early intervention can prevent collapse. The longer we wait to face the truth, the harder the repair.
The strength of a nation isn’t in pretending it never cracks — it’s in having the courage to fix what breaks.
You have my vote sir!
Beautifully written!