Boats arrive on Europe's shores daily, or sink on the way—like the one that capsized off Turkey's coast on Saturday, killing at least 37 people including babies and other young children. Images from the latest tragedy, including the bodies of children, failed to generate the same level of shock.

There must be someone pulling the strings, right?

The seven crew members knew their work was dangerous; yet they were willing to “pull toward the future” on our behalf.

More than 2,800 people were shot in Chicago last year, and by December 2015 there had been 417 gun homicides, up almost 20 percent from the previous year.

When we enjoy our outrage and savor Martin Shkreli’s defeat, we might not notice that such outrage is, in this case, the voice of conscience.

The process starts with each of us accepting the concerns of the other, without trivializing or discounting them.