I watched the news report about Cologne, Germany, and the women who were accosted (that’s my polite term) by groups of migrant men in the city square. It happened right in front of the Kolner Dom (Which is the Cologne Cathedral—a beautiful large Church building which was used by the Air Force in World War II as a marker of where the planes were!) It’s a gorgeous building in a beautiful city. I’ve been there.

Then, that same morning, I happened to open a book of Peanuts cartoons which I received as a gift from my kids this past Christmas. I turned to this one particular page which had this cartoon:

Snoopy is standing in the grass, looking at the ground. He says: “That little bug lives in a world all his own . . .”

In the next panel, Snoopy looks around and adds: “He doesn’t know anything about atmospheric testing, strikes, farm problems, medical care, education, or income tax . . .” (and I might add the sexual abuse of women in Germany).

Snoopy starts walking with his head looking toward the ground in the next cartoon panel. He thinks to himself: “All he has to do is worry about is eating and getting stepped on.”

And finally Snoopy concludes: “That’s the secret . . . reduce your worries to a minimum!”

I think we should all take a lesson from Snoopy.