The world is going to pieces. I know because the television told me so. Global warming, economic meltdown, regional conflicts, partisan politics, Justin Bieber. Is there anything good happening? Anywhere?
"The problem," says my luncheon mate, "is not the world. It's you."
Now how can that be? I only know what the television tells me. Or what I read online. I am a victim, a passive victim.
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