tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post5602851204526565097..comments2024-03-08T14:23:31.503-05:00Comments on A Puff of Absurdity: Some Words on HopeMarie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-15639870958045354952022-06-05T17:30:53.379-04:002022-06-05T17:30:53.379-04:00It certainly feels like it was more commonplace to...It certainly feels like it was more commonplace to act with decency automatically, although there are many examples to the contrary. We seem to have small patches of calm between horrors, and we lucked into being born at the start of a very long time of relative peace and harmony, with the bar for behaviour being set higher and higher as inclusion became standard practice, then slipping back down dramatically. In the face of ruthlessness of late, and the inane decisions made by those in power, it's an extra effort for me to avoid just blissfully checking out from it all, to stay in the game and try to convince friends and neighbours that masks actually DO make a difference, or to join a protest with the risk of threats and harm greater that we might have ever experienced before. I feel a huge push to retreat and hide away, enjoying each day. But part of me wants to keep fighting the good fight. It's a daily battle in my brain! Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-37886719272056272602022-06-05T10:50:57.527-04:002022-06-05T10:50:57.527-04:00In my view, we can only exercise the limited spher...In my view, we can only exercise the limited sphere of influence we have by being kind and helpful to individuals, doing what small good we can, not in the foolish notion that our actions can change the world, but in the steadfast belief that we can, once in awhile, mitigate a small amount of suffering. That is not hope. It is only what we used to call human decency.Lornehttp://politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com