Simon Fraser on a tenuous pedestal?

Pedestals from the past: Simon Fraser

Will this statue be the next one pushed in the drink?

Instead, in this present moment, let us stop and think.

Let's refrain from blaming the dead for deeds we cannot reverse.

The past cannot be altered, as Rumi says,

"The moving hand writes, and having writ, moves on..."

The future cannot be improved by blame or erasure.

Instead of throwing rage upon dead symbols, let us observe and remember our human past -- witness, forgive, and move on.

We have only this moment, this breath.

In the gift of our time on this planet, let us not indulge in rage or harsh judgment.

Let us begin by forgiving and loving ourselves,

Then devote each precious moment to spending our love wherever we can.