Yourself?

Who didn't want to save the world at one point in time or another? Who didn't want to correct various grievous wrongs in the world or change a part of the world to make it a more pleasant place to live in? But when you actually get to the ground level and see how everything is interlinked, you just see how hard it is to do (read: hard, but not impossible), and to your horror you realise that these courses of action will have other implications elsewhere.

Hey, I really hope they can resolve all this Middle East crap without any trouble, but a quick visit to Plastic.com showed me otherwise. There really is just no way to do so without bloodshed.

I've considered espionage before, and if I had the know-how I would've been the one to do it - a group of unknown espionage agents with international anonymity, who somehow manage to sneak into all of Iraq's mass-destruction weapons compounds and neutralise every single missile, thus bringing a peaceful end to the conflict.

Nah, I don't wish to pursue the topic. And I probably don't even have to point out all the flaws in the above paragraph - I'll bet all of you are laughing by now. The thing is, thinking about saving the world is 1% of the battle won, overcoming the cynicism that overwhelms you when you consider all the factors against your course of action is another 1%, and the rest is actually getting your plan to work. Hell, even Mother Theresa's diary showed obvious signs of her distress and faithlessness from all her work with the poor and needy and hungry.

posted by k @ 2:47 pm