Wesley Aubrey photo by Felix BryantIn a philosophy class once, I believe we had a discussion as to whether mankind could act in complete altruism.
I guess I have the irrefutable proof, that despite of some of the actions of some people, humankind has a chance.
I was all set to be ticked off at the Rosie-Donald feud (did he really just insinuate that we were all degenerate?) when I heard the news story of Wesley Aubrey's leaping off a subway platform to save a young man as a train was approaching the station.
So maybe I can't convince all my neighbors to recycle their garbage properly. I can take care to set an example, as imperfectly as I will, by my own small, individual actions. And once in a while, I may fail to hit the mark I set for myself. Yet I know what good humankind is capable of. It does happen-and I can tell the naysayers that there is irrefutable proof.
I guess I have the irrefutable proof, that despite of some of the actions of some people, humankind has a chance.
I was all set to be ticked off at the Rosie-Donald feud (did he really just insinuate that we were all degenerate?) when I heard the news story of Wesley Aubrey's leaping off a subway platform to save a young man as a train was approaching the station.
So maybe I can't convince all my neighbors to recycle their garbage properly. I can take care to set an example, as imperfectly as I will, by my own small, individual actions. And once in a while, I may fail to hit the mark I set for myself. Yet I know what good humankind is capable of. It does happen-and I can tell the naysayers that there is irrefutable proof.
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