As we wind down another year, 2010, I can't help but think that there are better times ahead. There is a great deal of ambition in us. There is an abundance of charity in the world. There remains those who seek peace at any cost. Perhaps there are those that seek to remedy our ills without needlessly taking a sliver of gold from us, too. I believe that times will get better, but will they ever be the best of times. What defines the best of times?
In the 1986 film The Best of Times, Robin Williams and Kurt Russell play a comedic duo hellbent on reliving a football game from their youth. It's not a great movie, but it will do for a cold, winter's night treat with you and your better half. Unlike my perspective, the movie is more retrospective, stating, it appears, that the best of times have come and have gone. What a sad way to live? Will we be defined by a bobbled pass twenty years ago?
As 2011 arrives, think not about lost opportunities, failed attempts, and the tremor of defeat. Think about progress and a plan of action to improve yourself, your family, and your community.
As always, be thankful for what you have, buy only what you need, and work diligently for peace. Please enjoy New Year's Eve and all the good things it has to offer!
6 years ago
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