Trying To Count All the Ducks In the World

 

 We do not need to be heroes to save the world; all we need is humility, a critical view of the commercial and political interests of those who would mislead us into wrongdoing, and a sense of wonder. ~ John Burnside

Probably one of the saddest moments in life is when one realizes that you cannot save the world. To realize that some people have given up to trying to save the world, and worse still that others would see it damned. With this revelation, it can turn most into cynics and make many feel it's all hopeless. The problem though, it can sometimes stop any chance of this world being saved. For those that turn into cynics will then not even save what they can.

The world is a horrible place. However, that is also an incorrect analyzes. The reason so is that there are still many pockets of wonderful places. In fact, even the worse people in this world have good in them. Everyone and everything has good in it. However, sometimes it can be harder to find than others. Consequently, sometimes it needs special things and occasions for that good appear. Also, the good can be very elusive.

With the good being elusive it can cause people to only see the bad in the world. This can bring cynicism and it is daily reinforced by memories and the news. Howbeit, both of these things can produce false truths. With memories it would be that happy memories for some people can be harder to retrieve compared to the less pleasant moments. By the same token, it would be that the news will report on things that will cause more views. And what makes good views? Things that shock us or interest us.

The world is a pretty bad place, but it's not as bad as one would think. The world is filled with much evil and good. Yes, there is much evil, but has the good lessened? No, not at all, rather what has happened is that the good is only covered. Hidden away, because the way things are. With that covering it causes a heavier contrast to evil, so it looks like evil is ever present and ever towering.

In many ways with the world things have changed. In many ways, things have stayed the same. People still want to be loved, and people react well to kindness, whether it be a short amount or a constant flow. Ultimately, the world cannot be saved. For you can only save what has been lost, and the world is not lost, it only needs help finding the good. Lastly, if you look for evil, you will find evil, and if you look for good, you will find good. The question at the end of day is, what are you looking for?