[Brad]

Originally Posted by Moogs So my question is, how do you guys start to view the world with all this stuff going on?

Idiocracy.

Originally Posted by Moogs How do you keep a relatively positive outlook?

I don't have a positive outlook for humanity. I hold out a hope for those few rays of intelligence and sanity that seem to spark out from various corners and I strive for a better world, but I accept that the prognosis is probably a bleak one and don't beat myself up over the foolishness around me over which I have no control.

Bored idiots breed like rabbits. Power-mongers crush souls like stepping stones. Religious nuts seek the eradication of free thought. Lazy bums pass their problems off to the next guy (or next generation). It's been the same old story for not hundreds but thousands of years and it won't be changing any time soon. Sure, we've seen advances in technology and a distribution of power away from small concentrated sources, but that's just resulted in more people being assholes. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Great platitude.

I just try to make my own little corner of the universe a bit more pleasant and livable and to make enough room, without imposing too much on others, to enjoy life in the very brief time I have available.

Now, in the key of A, everybody...

Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true. You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. And always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... (Come on guys, cheer up!) Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... (Worse things happen at sea, you know.) Always look on the bright side of life... (I mean - what have you got to lose?) (You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!) Always look on the right side of life...