To the editor:

When I was a college student, the most impressive thing that I ever learned took place in a philosophy course. The professor told us that a philosopher by the name of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was well known for saying that, at present, humankind is at the emotional, mental-psychological, and spiritual developmental level of a 12-year-old child, but would one day evolve into “adulthood.” When I look around and see how we now often mistreat each other in our country, this observation really speaks to me. And I say that in realization that I, too, am one of the 12-year-olds. With all of the heartaches and losses that each of us experiences in our lives, I want us to try to turn “to” each other rather than “on” each other.

Sincerely,

Stewart B. Epstein

Rochester