I am not the most ebullient person you will ever meet. In fact, some might go as far as to say that I am a bit "glass half-empty".
I like to think that the glass simply had a hole in it.
Yet it remains to be seen (by me) why so many people strive so hard to remain positive on a daily basis. War. Escalating fuel prices. Escalating food prices. The dismal state of our economy. Political division and unrest. The list goes on and on. With so many reasons to be negative, think of the energy that one would have to expend to stay afloat in this sea of positivity. Our culture is lazy. No one is going to argue with that. We have spent the better part of the 20th century developing technologies that will ensure the completeness of our laziness, resulting in the demise of our culture, our way of life, and ultimately our country.
Why then would we exhaust so much energy in "keeping on the sunny side of life"?
I like to think that the glass simply had a hole in it.
Yet it remains to be seen (by me) why so many people strive so hard to remain positive on a daily basis. War. Escalating fuel prices. Escalating food prices. The dismal state of our economy. Political division and unrest. The list goes on and on. With so many reasons to be negative, think of the energy that one would have to expend to stay afloat in this sea of positivity. Our culture is lazy. No one is going to argue with that. We have spent the better part of the 20th century developing technologies that will ensure the completeness of our laziness, resulting in the demise of our culture, our way of life, and ultimately our country.
Why then would we exhaust so much energy in "keeping on the sunny side of life"?
Because we have always held on to the hope that what is through the looking glass is better than what we see in the mirror.
Excuse me, I have to go fill up my glass again.
Excuse me, I have to go fill up my glass again.
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