I have been shocked and appalled at some very bad feelings
that I had recently.

Ted went to his neurologists office on Tuesday. His neurologist is from somewhere in the Middle East. While we
were there his wife and two sons came to the office. His
wife was swaddled in head scarfs and his son's looked like
thugs. They were obviously Islamic. I am not a person who
hates, but I felt a wave of hatred and aversion. I did not
want to be in the same room with them. If the Boston
Marathon bombers has stirred me up to this point what about
the people who love to have a cause and a vendetta? I recognized my feelings for what they were, irrational knee jerk prejudice stirred up by recent events.

One of the consequences that these stupid boys have brought
down on their own people and religion is resentment and
hatred. They will be treated badly and they will only hate
us more.

Religion has caused so much trouble in the world and so
much suffering. I forgot who said it was the opiate of the
poor but it surely is and not just of the poor.

I fear for the world with all the violence and unreasoning
hate that is in it.