Disconnect

A disconnect. That's what it is. A void interrupting the relationship between what is and what should be. There are lots of them. Just look around, you 'll notice them everywhere.

There's a disconnect between a man's love for his wife and the way he treats her.

There's a disconnect between a nation's love of peace and its waging of war.

There's a disconnect between speaking of tolerance and inciting hatred.

There's a disconnect between calling for serenity and causing calamity.

There's a disconnect between a friend's words of encouragement and her scornful resentment.

There's a disconnect between disdain for bigotry and practicing to make bigotry perfect.