IT’S GORGEOUS. EVERYONE NEEDS A LITTLE PICK ME
UP TODAY.
UP TODAY. >> I’M HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU, MY
FRIEND.
FRIEND. >> TODAY IS ONE OF THE SAD
MONDAYS WHEN YOU COME IN AND
REFLECT ON WHAT HAPPENED OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND. AS YOU KNOW, OUR THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS AND HEARTS ARE WITH THE
PEOPLE IN PITTSBURGH AT THE TREE
OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE.
11 PEOPLE DIED AND THEIR LIVES
WERE TAKEN.
WERE TAKEN. THERE HAVE BEEN VIGILS TAKING
PLACE ALL-AROUND THE WORLD.
OBVIOUSLY IN PITTSBURGH.
IT WAS SUCH A SHOCKING THING TO
SEE.
SEE. SOMETIMES YOU LOOK AT YOUR PHONE
AND YOU ARE TRYING TO CALL
SOMEBODY AND IT POPS UP AND YOU
THINK OH, MY GOSH.
THE RABBI, JEFFREY MEYERS SPOKE
TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND
HAPPENED TO BE LEADING A SERVICE
WHEN THE SHOOTER CAME IN.
HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.
>> MY TEXTS, MY E-MAILS, MY
FACEBOOK OVERFLOWED WITH LOVE
FROM STRANGERS, JEWISH,
CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM, ALL WITH THE
SAME MESSAGE.
SAME MESSAGE. WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
MY CUP OVERFLOWS WITH LOVE.
THAT’S HOW YOU DEFEAT HATE.
>> MY CUP OVERFLOWS WITH LOVE.
IMAGINE HIM SAYING THAT ON THAT
DAY.
DAY. >> DON’T YOU THINK THAT’S WHAT
WE HAVE TO START TEACHING OUR
KIDS?
KIDS? WE ALL CAN BE CAUGHT UP IN
MOMENTS OF WORRIED ABOUT
POLITICS.
POLITICS. WORRIED ABOUT THINGS.
ANGER.
ANGER. LET’S TEACH OUR KIDS LOVE.
IT SOUNDS SIMPLE, BUT IT’S NOT.
WHEN WE ARE FRAZZLED AND TIRED,
IT’S SOMETIMES HARD TO THINK
LET’S BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT
WE ARE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN.
I KNOW YOU FEEL THIS WAY I’M
SURE, BUT TO TURN ON THE NEWS
AND TWO LITTLE PRECIOUS BEINGS
SITTING BESIDE ME ON THE COUCH
EXCITED ABOUT HALLOWEEN, IT’S
HARD TO GO BACK TO PARENTING AND
LOOK AT THEIR INNOCENT FACES AND
THINK THIS WORLD IS NOT EXACTLY
WHAT I WANT FOR YOU.
YET.
YET. THAT’S WHAT I THINK THEY ARE
SAYING.
SAYING. THERE IS STILL WORK.
>> IF THERE IS HOPE IN
PITTSBURGH, WHICH IT’S
OVERFLOWING, THERE CAN BE HOPE
EVERYWHERE.
EVERYWHERE. IF YOU CAN STAND IN THE
SYNAGOGUE AND TALK ABOUT HOW I’M
OVERFLOWING WITH LOVE, THAT’S
WHAT HE’S SAYING.
IT’S AMAZING.
IT’S AMAZING. I THINK YOU’RE RIGHT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TIMES WHERE
WE JUST ALL HAVE TO TAKE A PAGE
FROM THAT RABBI WHO SPOKE WITH
SAVANNAH AND TALKED ABOUT I
GUESS WHEN YOU THINK, DID HATE
WIN?
WIN? YOU WONDER ON THAT DAY, DID HATE
WIN?
WIN? THIS IS WHAT HE SAID ABOUT
RETURNING TO THE SYNAGOGUE.
>> THE BULLET HOLES ARE TOO
NUMEROUS TO COUNT.
WE WILL REBUILD BECAUSE WE ARE
TREE OF LIFE.
WE HAVE BEEN HERE 154 YEARS.
YOU CAN CUTOFF BRANCHES, BUT THE
TREE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
WE WILL BE BACK.
>> THAT’S BEAUTIFUL.
>> HE’S POETIC IN THAT MOMENT,
TOO.
TOO. >> MR. ROGERS IS ACTUALLY FROM
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. HE LIVED A COUPLE BLOCKS DOWN
FROM THE SYNAGOGUE.
I THINK HIS QUOTES, HENRY AND I
DECIDED TO WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. HIS QUOTES, IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN
THIS AND YOU WANT TO FEEL GOOD
AND WANT TO BE REASSURED ABOUT
THE HELPERS OUT THERE.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT STRUCK ME.
DEEP WITHIN US, NO MATTER WHO WE
ARE, THERE ARE WANTINGS OF
WANTING TO BE LOVEABLE AND
WANTING TO BE THE KIND OF PERSON
OTHERS LIKE TO BE WITH.
THE GREATEST THING WE CAN DO IS
LET PEOPLE THEY ARE LOVE AND
CAPABLE OF LOVING.
>> BEAUTIFUL!
>> BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL!
BEAUTIFUL! >> HE TALKED ABOUT LIVING
INTENTIONALLY AND WHAT WE SHOW
TO OUR KIDS REALLY MATTERS.
IT MADE HENRY AND I SIT UP AND
THINK, HOW ARE WE ACTING IN
FRONT OF THEM.
EVERYBODY IS TIRED AND BUSY, BUT
LET’S LIVE WITH INTENTION SO
THAT OUR CONVERSATIONS ARE
FILLED WITH LOVE.
WHAT THEY ARE WATCHING ON TV.
IF Y’ALL HAVE SEEN DANIEL TIGER.
HE IS BASED OFF MR. ROGERS.
STARTING WITH LITTLE KIDS SO
THEY FEEL SAFE AND LOVED BECAUSE
THEY WILL BE THE NEXT LEADERS.
>> YES.
>> YES. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
ARGUMENTS THAT PARENTS AND GROWN
UPS SEEM TO BE HAVING, AT LEAST
IT SEEMS THAT WAY.
YOU THINK ABOUT THAT’S PROBABLY
SOMEONE’S MOM AND SOMEONE’S DAD.
THAT CHILD PROBABLY HAS BEEN
WATCHING THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR
AND YOU’RE RIGHT.
YOU’RE RIGHT THAT YOU WERE
SAYING BEFORE WE CAME ON.
LET’S SPEAK WITH THOUGHT.
I WOULD SAY PART OF THE FUN
ABOUT OUR SHOW IS IT’S RESPOND
TAPE
TAPE -- RESPOND TAPIOUS.
FOR ANYBODY AND NOT JUST HERE,
TAKE A BEAT BEFORE YOU SAY
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. I’M NOT SAYING FILTER YOUR LIFE,
BUT TAKE A BEAT.
IF WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS GOING
TO HARM OR HURT SOMEONE, DON’T
SAY IT.
SAY IT. >> THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE
DINNER TABLE.
DINNER TABLE. THAT CAN BE DONE ON YOUR BLOCK
OF THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE.
IF WE ALL TOOK A SECOND, FIRST
OF ALL, CONVERSATIONS WOULDN’T
ESCALATE INTO ARGUMENTS.
I’M DESPERATE FOR IT.
THAT’S WHAT MR. ROGERS DID.
IT’S A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE
IS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER.
HE EPITOMIZED TAKING A BREATH
AND LIVINGING WITH INTENTION AND
THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE
PUTTING OUT THERE.
RIGHT NOW WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND
TELEVISION AND I FEEL HONORED TO
BE PART OF THIS AND HAVE A
VOICE, BUT MAKE OUR VOICE BE
FILLED WITH LOVE.
>> PEOPLE AT HOME, I FELT THIS
WAY BEFORE.
WAY BEFORE. YOU ARE SITTING AT HOME AND YOU
FEEL SCARED OF WHAT’S OUT THERE.
I REMEMBER THINKING YOU HAVE
CONTROL OF YOUR WORLD.
IN YOUR HOME WITH YOUR CHILDREN
AND YOUR HUSBAND, BOYFRIEND,
WHATEVER, MAKE THAT THE MOST
PEACEFUL PLACE ON EARTH.
YOU FILL THEM WITH LOVE AND
PEACE AND EVERYTHING AND WHEN
THEY VENTURE OUT IN THE WORLD,
THEY ARE STRONG.
THEY GO OUT STRONG AND WHEN THEY
COME BACK AND FEEL DEPLETED,
FILL THEM UP.
THAT SHOULD BE THE OASIS AND THE
SANCTUARY.
SANCTUARY. >> I FEEL LIKE YOU TOLD ME THAT
BEFORE AND I LIVED DIFFERENTLY.
WE LIT A CANDLE AND DANCED
AROUND.
AROUND. YOU CAN CREATE THIS PERFECT
WORLD IN YOUR HOME THAT WE ARE
NOT LIVING IN.
IT’S EMPOWERING AS A PARENT.
>> THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE.