Oh, Now I Get It

"If it bleeds, it leads." Why is the mediated news always bad? Because people don't know how to care if it isn't. Good news and celebrations don't carry nearly as far as tragedy -- especially if the tragedy keeps compounding and growing. People meet each other better in times of pain, sorrow and suffering. It's where people become most clearly who they really are. It is humanly natural to learn and to feel in defeat. What can you learn from something good? Less. That's just truth. (edited addition: In fact, it is now such a cliched truth that we have become almost entirely desensitized. We are so over-exposed to pain that feeling anything is actually hard work.)

I've (re)discovered this recently in quite a number of situations that are close to me. Now I'm trying to figure out how to deal with the realisation. Do I exploit it, and play that tune more? Or do I play its relative major? I'm not entirely sure. Maybe I'm just beginning to understand that I need to tell more stories, happy and heart-wrenching.

I think this will find its way into my psyche. And I plan to honour the abundance of the life I've been given.