The news for the past few months has been grim, with our communities being held hostage by urban thugs and the impression that our justice system is incapable of handling this crime wave.

I want to share with you an e-mail sent to me by a colleague, which I thought would be appropriate for these distressing times:

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

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