2002-11-02|12:48 a.m.
This is a converstation, like many, where I babbled on and on to Mike, my dearest friend. He, of course, tolerates it. But, I wanted to share it with you, because I think it relates to the last entry and a few from before.
shesajarofcandy: i was glad to hear how hopeful michael moore was
mikemakesfrowns: that's why he does what he does
shesajarofcandy: yeah
shesajarofcandy: it makes me all emotional
shesajarofcandy: just thinking about it
shesajarofcandy: i was thinking
shesajarofcandy: about how the collective action problem thing
shesajarofcandy: we learned about in political science
shesajarofcandy: with those 95% of people who free ride
shesajarofcandy: and those maybe 5% who put in their share for the betterment of the larger group
shesajarofcandy: about how that was like life
shesajarofcandy: the 95% is full of all kinds of people
shesajarofcandy: people who don't know to care and live in little ignorant bubbles
shesajarofcandy: people who know, but don't care because they care only of themselves
shesajarofcandy: people who care but are too afraid to put forth effort
shesajarofcandy: people who know but lost faith in putting forth effort because they distrust the bigger group
shesajarofcandy: and then there is the 5%
shesajarofcandy: they understand above all
shesajarofcandy: how important it is to just care
shesajarofcandy: and give what they can
shesajarofcandy: to help the group
shesajarofcandy: maybe they know the 95% exists
shesajarofcandy: or not
shesajarofcandy: but they push forward
shesajarofcandy: in the idea that good is just that....good
shesajarofcandy: it all reminds me of when A told me he met kofi annan's wife at the model UN
shesajarofcandy: and how she sat in on his small committee
shesajarofcandy: and
shesajarofcandy: how she was tearing up
shesajarofcandy: and i imagine it was because she was so proud to see kids working together
shesajarofcandy: to think about the world
shesajarofcandy: and how they could make it a better place
shesajarofcandy: and despite all the horrible things she must know happen
shesajarofcandy: and being kofi's wife
shesajarofcandy: she really must know
shesajarofcandy: she still cries
shesajarofcandy: all those things
shesajarofcandy: they still impact her
shesajarofcandy: she never grew a hard shell
shesajarofcandy: because a hard shell is just that
shesajarofcandy: a shell
shesajarofcandy: and it may keep all the bad stuff out
shesajarofcandy: but it also keeps everything out
shesajarofcandy: and you lose
shesajarofcandy: you lose touch with the world
shesajarofcandy: and that
shesajarofcandy: is the most horrible thing in the world
(By the way, Kofi Annan is the Secretary General of the UN and his wife's name, I just learned, is Nane.)