Small Steps To "Half-Full"
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Remember the old westerns where the Indian guide would put his ear to the ground and listen very closely for a time... then would announce something like this: "Thirty horses coming- maybe four hours away..."?
If you listen closely like that, you can get a hint of the changes in the Middle East. My sunny optimism allows me to find and correctly interpret positive signs... like this one:
[[ Islamic fundamentalists have been soundly beaten in local elections in Pakistan, a result hailed yesterday by President Musharraf as a “defeat for the extremists”. ]]
(LINK to story)
Remember, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step... even if it is a small step.
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posted by kmg at 08:52
4 Comments:
"The power of accurate observation is often called pessimism by those who have not got it."
---George Bernard Shaw
(;p)
Pomoze Bog.
Tsar Lazar
Excuse me...the word Shaw used was "cynicism", not "pessimism." Still accurate, though.
Pomoze Bog.
Tsar Lazar
It's an understandable error, Tsar... cynicism and pessimism are necessary components to one another, after all. The cynic is usually pessimistic, and the pessimist always has a healthy dose of cynicism.
It's like two-stroke motorcyle fuel... you gotta add some oil to the gas to make it go!
Yes, but remember---
combustion always finishes on the DOWN stroke. ;)
Pomoze Bog.
Tsar Lazar
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