The miracle is that anything works at all,
17/08/2020
Freedom is bliss
The world so vast
That every possible permutation
Of life has happened
And is happening now
Truth really is
Stranger than fiction
And too much reality
Can break a strong man down
Seeing things clearly
Is a precursor
To depression and bitterness
So keep the aperture of your mind
Small and humble
Staring life in the face
Is like starting at the sun
An overdose of the truth of things
With all its shortcomings
Can be fatal and some
Never see again clearly
Never see again at all
Don’t think about the failing
Of this the most flawed of species
And be grateful
That anything works at all
Keep your focus on the good
And you might just find
That it can be nice to be alive
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Often when I hear people complain about issues in society I think it’s admirable that they want to change things for the better but also don’t see the glass half full perspective, that it’s a miracle anything works at all. I read once that 1 in 5 people will experience depression at one point in their life, I think it’s amazing that 4 out of 5 don’t. I swear too much reality is what killed Hemingway,that he saw so much of the horrible side of humanity that it eventually consumed him.
When I look at the fact we have working hospitals, schools, roads and the dole I think it’s absolutely magic.
The miracle is that anything works at all,
