Tuesday, May 20, 2008

persistence

'Kay.

I saw this comic on one of my favorite science blogs, and it's originally from here. This is one of my favorite comics EVER. My DH laughed too, though I imagine our laughter comes from different perspectives. But still.


This is so perfectly my life for the last few weeks and so perfectly why I've been preoccupied and weird that I could melt. This is me, down to the earnest look of desperation on that sweet blank face.

Stupid, I know. Tell me.

I cannot convert the entire community of global warming deniers in one fell swoop. Or even 1% or them of .01% of them. But I persist in thinking I must try.

I am not going to save the world. Yet I think I must try.

I am barely able to make dinner for my kids and keep them from throwing mud on the neighbor children (OK, I am NOT able to keep them from throwing mud on the neighbors. Fodder for another post one day. I simply thank the universe that my neighbor likes my kids.) What in the hell makes me think I can impact the world in even the smallest way?

I cannot.

But I try. And that's enough for now.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Someone is wrong on the internet. LOL... That was funny! I like to find grammar errors. LOL... You'd be surprised at how many I findfrom heavy hitter reporters. LOL. Glad to see a new post. :)

trouble

Lynne Thompson said...

Hysterical cartoon! I'm afraid I see myself too!
But you DO make a difference. Remember, even if you inspire just one person, they may inspire one or two, and so on and so on....you know. I love that you have to:-) LT