I’m not this far gone
. He’s not even Waiting for Godot, he’s waiting for God. At least today, on an icky, cold, rainy day.
As he points out, when Kurt Vonnegut was interviewed on The Daily Show, he said that “our planet’s immune system is trying to get rid of us and should.”
I’m not there yet. While there’s plenty of evidence that we’re working pretty damn hard to destroy the planet, I’m also a great believer in the fundamental goodness of mankind and in our power to effect positive change when we’re properly motivated. I hope we have the collective foresight to take action in time, rather than waiting so long that our children end up vastly poorer.