The World is Too Complicated
June 29th, 2009 Posted in Society | Tags: Adoption, homelessness, honduras, iran, michael jackson, waterSome days I’m convinced the world is too complicated. The past week is a good example:
- People mourning the undisputed King of Pop, who for the last 15 years or so traded in that crown for the King of Weird. Musical brilliance and creepiness combined. That’s complicated.
- The ongoing crisis in Iran. Bottom line: freedom and democracy good, bloodshed bad. Beyond that, I’m lost trying to understand the political ins and outs.
- Then there’s Honduras. Did you hear they had a military coup this weekend? The funny part is listening to people argue why one side is legal and the other illegal. I swear if you switch the names it’s the same argument.
- And let’s not talk about the time I tried to explain Twitter to a friend at a party.
For all the complication and confusion and head-scratching, I’m glad that some things are simple:
- Like water.
- Like the importance of having a place to live.
- Like adoption. OK, there’s not much that’s simple about adoption, but kids should have families. Who can argue with that?
For all the complication in the world, sometimes we need a little simplicity.
One Response to “The World is Too Complicated”
By Arlene Schneider on Jul 1, 2009
RE: your very old post about Anne Lamott not having a web site. I agree. I’m a big fan of hers, also, so I created this page for the NY TIMES — check it out. It doesn’t have everything you had in mind, but much of it.
thanks.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/anne_lamott/index.html