Saturday, November 25, 2023

Naive or not?

A few posts back there is a video of Helena Bonham-Carter reading Small Kindnesses by Danusha Lameris. I thought about this poem in the theatre last night as people automatically twisted in their seats or pulled in their feet so we could go past. 

In spite of all the horror in the world it is a good place and people, on the whole, are more good than bad. We all have our off days but I want to believe in niceness. Or am I naive?  

On a lighter note here's a clip of an original production of The Addams Family.


9 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Human nature encompasses both good and evil, the angelic and the demonic. We are all capable of each, given the determining circumstances.

Liz Hinds said...

Absolutely. It's a war that wages within us.

DeniseinVA said...

Not naive at all, it is where most of us want to be. Thank you for the video. I will enjoy this.

Abby said...

Psssh, I vote NOT naive. Thanks for the reminder

Tasker Dunham said...

I agree. The majority of people want to be good.

Janie Junebug said...

I think more people are good than bad. We have a problem in the United States, however, with the good people not always voting so we can end up with a poor leader.

Love,
Janie

Marie Smith said...

I believe in the goodness of people too. Avoiding the news but once a day helps.

Ann said...

Not naive at all. There is a lot of good in the world.

Liz Hinds said...

Thanks all for your comments. Glad I'm not alone.