We've all received those annoying unsolicited emails containing life affirming messages and sure-fire methods for achieving serenity. "You can choose to be happy or you can choose to
be sad." "Serenity Now!" These creeds are to reality what Arthur Anderson was to accounting. You can make any equation provide the desired result, if you ignore/remove the parts that give contrary results. Easy solutions to complex problems can always be realized through the magic of tunnel vision. It is the oldest trick in the book. Scientist's/lawyer's omissions, government's porkbarreling, accountant's book-rigging, religion's hand-of-God to name a few favs.
be sad." "Serenity Now!" These creeds are to reality what Arthur Anderson was to accounting. You can make any equation provide the desired result, if you ignore/remove the parts that give contrary results. Easy solutions to complex problems can always be realized through the magic of tunnel vision. It is the oldest trick in the book. Scientist's/lawyer's omissions, government's porkbarreling, accountant's book-rigging, religion's hand-of-God to name a few favs.Hey kids! Try this at home. Take a paper-towel tube and look through it. If you choose, you can see nothing but blue sky - or just the crack of your ass.
You can choose to be happy with your comfy little lives, provided you can ignore that juxtaposed mass destruction, slaughter, pillaging and general havoc under way around the globe in the name of preserving your precious lifestyles. Or you can act responsibly and fairly in the real world so that we all might have some happy moments that are not to the detriment of others.
Have a hoot, or give a hoot
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