Thinking about what happened in Connecticut today, and what
happened at the Clackamas Town Center earlier this week (in Portland, OR), it
is tempting to think the worse of mankind. Also, during the holidays, some
people get defensive, some people get rude, some people become self-centered as
they search for presents, or try to make it to where ever they need to go in a
timely manner. I admit that I’m guilty of “hating everyone” sometimes,
especially when people are rude, small-minded, or brutal, which unfortunately seems to happen a
lot this time of year. I’m very sad for those who have lost loved-ones this
week, and I’m grateful that my husband has returned safely home to me every
night.
However, I’ve also been forced to realize that, with all the
bad in the world, it is important to remember the good. The man who waves
gratefully to you when you let him in on a busy road, the people who leave
secrets gifts and do secret acts of service for one another, and the random
lady who draws a picture of your father-in-law on a napkin at dinner, without
his knowledge, and giving it to him as a lovely Christmas gift. “You have a
great face,” she said.
People are ultimately good.
Sometimes you have to look harder for it than for the bad, but it’s there. And
there are numerous examples of it, as long as you take the time to look.
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