Sometimes, people do horrifying, disturbing, seriously wrong things. But I firmly believe that folks are, for the most part, good. It’s not hard for me to believe, since everywhere I go I meet people who are kind-hearted, open-minded, loving, and accepting. Thank you to these people for helping me not to lose faith in humanity and to stay positive. There is beauty and kindness everywhere, if only you have the hope in your heart to glance around. —Optimist
This article appears in Apr 25 – May 1, 2013.


Even when your up to your ass in alligators, have faith that someone cares.
For every one bad guy there are twenty good guys trying to help.
My mom told me that once when i was about 8. I had been watching the news with them every night because they were home late and it was the only family activity we could do at that hour. I got depressed, agitated and nervous and was no longer sleeping or eating well. Because of all the stuff i was seeing. We stopped watching the news and my mom said that to me.
I’m with Crayons- there are more good ones that bad’uns. When times suck it’s too easy to give in and think it’s all crap.
Don’t give in to that shit, OP!
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so how bad is ‘bad’? and how good does someone have to be to make up for the bad ones? good to their own kin? good to their circle of friends? good to anyone they meet? how about good to bad people, as in turn the other cheek kind of good? if you have the power to say yay or nay to the continuance of the human race, what percentage of good to bad would you need to make your decision?
They have you right where they want you….