gratitude

...is a good idea. and forgiveness.

i don't think that life is worse, but i think that the problems have changed. the threats have changed.

the likelihood of being eaten by a saber-toothed tiger is very low at this point.

but the threat of dying in an automobile accident is very real.

we've cured diseases associated with poor sanitation, but now pollutants are killing us, or damaging us.

we've been saved from a life of toil hunting and gathering...

...but now we toil in hospitals, phone centers, or Wal Marts.