Happy Dussehra to everyone celebrating around the world 🌏 Celebrating the victory of righteousness over wrong deeds and injustice 🎊🎉 Let us strive to lead with truth, compassion, integrity, courage, justice and morality as we combat many of the vices and evils surrounding us.

My heartfelt prayers are with the families, friends, and everyone impacted by the shooting in Oregon. It’s heartbreaking and deeply unsettling when violence erupts in our communities without warning. It’s difficult to understand, and even harder to accept. When a 16‑year‑old decides to shoot and kill elementary school children and their teacher, it reflects not only a profound lapse in judgment and emotional stability, but also signals something much deeper. What causes a young person to lose faith in the very community that raised them? What leads them to plan such a violent act, access a firearm at home, and carry out a crime against innocent children and their teacher? We may never fully comprehend the silent motivations within this young mind. But what we can do — and must do — is stay connected to the young people around us. Talk to them. Listen to them. Pay attention to their struggles, their friendships, their isolation, their online world, and their emotional health. Ensure they feel supported, valued, and engaged in their schools and communities. Above all, help them stay safe, healthy, motivated, and hopeful. Because when young minds believe they have a place in the community, the ability to make a positive impact, and a path toward a better future, they do not turn toward violence. Let us each do our part. Mentor a young person. Reach out to someone who seems alone. Offer guidance, encouragement, and presence. A small act of care today may prevent another tragedy tomorrow. #community #together