If you don’t like it, make it better

I was telling a friend recently about my hometown, and she reminded me that we never remember the negative, but dwell on our happy memories. So true in my case. I had many happy memories there, and was not a part of the bickering and gossip. Unfortunately when a kid graduates KVHS there is little hope of a future there unless your family owned a big business you could join. The ones left there often have too much time on their hands, which can turn to depression and substance abuse. I would like to salute those who volunteer in some way or another to make the valley better. That said, I would like to suggest a community garden where people have to put time in a large garden with fruit trees, and rows of vegetables, possibly working with animals for meat, as opposed to just handing out all the food they want for nothing. Let them feel proud of what they do. Let those who know teach those who don’t. Make a compost heap, and learn organic gardening. Someday this might come in handy, and the intergenerational involvement can help us understand each other better and become more tolerant. Start a clothing bank with nice clothes you can go to church in, or get a good job. I want to come home someday, but not to the negative bitterness I read about in every comment. If you don’t like it...make it better!

Cheri Horgan

Hershey, Penn.