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September 2009 
What if we can't save the world?
Posted on Mar 13th, 2009
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Orange is the New "I Love You"
Orange is the New "I Love You"
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for March 13, 2009:
i seriously have never thought of this as a possibility, to tell the truth. i'm always full of hope. it's crazy. i've been thinking about it a lot recently, actually. if you ask me, there is always hope.
but i'll try to answer this.
it's like the end of the Bright Eyes song "At the Bottom of Everything." there's this joy in futility. i mean, sure, having a purpose, or a hope that the world can be saved, but at the same time, if you "really no one," as Conor sings about in the song, you can be really happy. there's so much less pressure on you if you know you aren't anything, that you may as well try to accomplish anything, because there's no risk of failure compared to the failure of the big picture.
i dunno. i am completely overflowing with hope for the world and all of the people in it. even if i am doing my work "without needing to hope that we will succeed," i still am brimming over the top with hope for all the world.
also, i answered the question first! that makes me all happy inside!
but i'll try to answer this.
it's like the end of the Bright Eyes song "At the Bottom of Everything." there's this joy in futility. i mean, sure, having a purpose, or a hope that the world can be saved, but at the same time, if you "really no one," as Conor sings about in the song, you can be really happy. there's so much less pressure on you if you know you aren't anything, that you may as well try to accomplish anything, because there's no risk of failure compared to the failure of the big picture.
i dunno. i am completely overflowing with hope for the world and all of the people in it. even if i am doing my work "without needing to hope that we will succeed," i still am brimming over the top with hope for all the world.
also, i answered the question first! that makes me all happy inside!
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someday … someday, I will get to be first! Until then, I have to settle for next … and next isn’t so bad … unless I am the 21st person waiting for a place on a 20-person life raft launched from a sinking ship … then next might be a little uncomfortable, but only until the ship actually sinks.