February 9, 2020
I love the Don Camillo books by
Giovanni Guareschi. The books tell amusing stories about Don Camillo, a parish
priest in Italy just after WWII. His arch-enemy is Peppone, a Communist, who in
principle opposes the Catholic Church and, by extension, Don Camillo. Their political
views could not be any more dissimilar.
It suddenly hit me: Although
the books are funny, the situation they describe is very similar to the political
posts and articles I see online these days. The accusations and the refusal to
believe that either side might have a valid point sound exactly the same.
But here’s the thing:
Don Camillo and Peppone fight and
scheme and make life uncomfortable for each other; but when either of them is
in trouble, the other one helps out. Really, they’re both decent people who
have the best interests of their town and their people at heart, and they respect
that about each other.
I hope that, when the chips are
down, we can all act the same way.
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