I try to remember that whenever we talk about how much of a fucked up horror show the world is, what we mean is that the world is full of good people being wronged and beauty being destroyed, that we risk losing all of it—not a denial of the good in the world but its affirmation.

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And yes, I believe there is beauty
And yes, I believe in truth
And in the seemingly infinite hunger
Of humans for destroying them both

-Bruce Cockburn
"Wise Users"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0860X3ftsQ
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Well said. Thanks for this
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This place has good bones. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones
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I think about nature's ruination more often than I'd like to admit-
at times it's overwhelming, I find it difficult to remember there is yet still good in the world.
the shadows are longer with each passing day,
we are lucky to have one another.
we can make it through anything with compassion.
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damn right
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💯 Beautifully said.
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Oh, absolutely! Because nothing says “affirming the good” like drowning in a sea of despair and watching beauty get bulldozed. It’s practically a love letter to humanity. What a charming outlook!
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You like your own skeets you fuckin cornball?

Yeah, the world sucks, and people who lament ths
At with passion are doing so in the hopes that the things whose loss is lamented are allowed to grow & flourish again.

To despair with future hope is to love.
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It doesn’t have to be like this!
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Wow. This hits hard. Thank you for the take.
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Evergreen.
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I love you, bro. You tapping into some Buddha nature here.
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Thank you for this. It is amazingly clear. Clear thinking, clear feeling, clear writing. ❤️
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