When one year ends and another gets underway, there are loads of posts from around the world that either look back, look ahead, or both. Given the nature of 2008, at least how it concluded, it’s not surprising that a goodly number are … shall we say, grim?
One of the bleaker ones came from Roger Ebert with his post Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. It’s worth a read, whether you agree or not. If nothing else, it should prompt some reflection on the state of the world. The post is about as gloomy as it gets.
As interesting as the post is, equally interesting are the comments (over 300 when last I looked). They appear to cover both ends of the half-full/half-empty spectrum and everything in between.
One of the things that popped into my head while reading it was a brief exchange in my favourite movie, My Man Godfrey. It goes like this:
Godfrey: Prosperity is just around the corner.
Flaherty: Yeah, it’s been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
Made in 1936, a movie for our own times?
Follow Piddleville on Twitter
