Whether it’s a terrorist bomb attack, a deranged person with an automatic weapon firing on students or theatergoers, it’s a scary and sometimes depressing world.

The other day I got a pick me up from, of all people, the wisdom of Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers for decades on PBS).

Rogers said when he was on the verge of losing faith in humankind, his mother always told him to look to the helpers – the people who come up big when their lives are in danger or when they are needed to help.

Fred Rogers passed away in 2003 of stomach cancer but his timely words then not only live on now, they console me as they may inspire you to look beyond the bad to see the good in people.

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.”

Children may not fully know what is going on in the world, but they can sense when their parents are scared or upset.

Give them the useful tools to become future peacemakers.

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