Here in Potsdamer Platz, there is a
remnant of the Berlin Wall and
I wanted to make sure that I got by here before I came back to Ohio, to take a good long look at this.
I'm Dr. David Lucas and we're doing 
some Tips and Tidbits for you
from the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany.
Now this wall I remember vividly
on television watching Ronald Reagan
say, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
Here it was John Kennedy who said, "We are
all Beliners or I am a Beliner!" It is
a critical moment for us to think about
what can happen when we don't follow our
humanitarian instincts and be kind and
courageous, careful and polite to everyone.
The world has been torn up several
times by great upheavals between human
beings. Our own civil war; World War I;
World War II; schisms that we've had in
humanity have been incredible. But those of
you who follow a Christ like approach have
always known that the pivotal part of
forgiveness is
the best way to go. I'm not preaching; I'm just
saying that behind me are ample
evidences of people who are selfish, want
to control others and cause disheartenment
and terrible punishment on people, perpetrated by
their own selfishness. Time for us to believe in
liberation.
Let me give you a couple of examples. In
our own Lawrence County, it's good for us
to disagree; let's do that agreeably.
Let's not call each other names or call
each other out, but let's talk to each
other with the dignity of being human.
There's something else I want us to
think about. As I've said before, politics
are about making policies, not about
calling people names. So let's enter
into good politics with diplomacy,
kindness and good conversation. It's
critical for us. The final idea I want to
have here with you on Tips and Tidbits is the
idea that wherever we go we can discover
new parts of ourselves that we never knew
existed. I didn't know how much this was
going to move until I got here today. It's
important for you to realize the moments
in history that we watch which we must
learn them. What's that old cliche? "If you
don't learn from history you're bound to
repeat it." I'm Dr. David Lucas from the
heart of Berlin; Tips and Tidbits; Thank YOU!
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