People like that seem to be bitter or cynical because they see evidence of other people who don't seem to care about things. The house is dirty, the lawn is overgrown, the kids are crying, the old woman has to stand on the train, traffic is backed up, the bills are past due, tech support doesn't think you really have a problem, the pastor is drunk, the politician took a bribe, the athlete took drugs, the carpenter didn't line up the cabinets, some guy abused some woman, these people killed those people.
I see all that, and yet, for each, I see twenty symphonies performed, homes built, businesses run, festivals held, awards given, tomatoes sold, mountains climbed, debts repaid, lessons learned, points scored, halls swept, murals painted, power lines replaced, packages delivered, problems solved, devices invented. The good not only outruns the bad; it kicks bad's ass so squarely that we've learned to notice only the bad because it's out of place. Despite all the waste, despite all the neglect, something's still driving us. It's insane how great it is.
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Date: 2007-10-11 05:36 pm (UTC)I see all that, and yet, for each, I see twenty symphonies performed, homes built, businesses run, festivals held, awards given, tomatoes sold, mountains climbed, debts repaid, lessons learned, points scored, halls swept, murals painted, power lines replaced, packages delivered, problems solved, devices invented. The good not only outruns the bad; it kicks bad's ass so squarely that we've learned to notice only the bad because it's out of place. Despite all the waste, despite all the neglect, something's still driving us. It's insane how great it is.