The Decency of Human.

It is with great pleasure and cynicism that I spend most of my diatribes about my fellow humans completely eviscerating their morality, decency and general good-ness. If asked, I respond with childish eagerness at how much I despise the great majority of mankind for their blissful ignorance, selfishness, lack of consideration, dishonesty, stupidity, apathy, and the like. I will dive deep into the depths of my perspicacity to summon up words rarely uttered to express my distaste for those willing to mindlessly indulge in feature-length blockbuster pieces of garbage and reality TV about slightly-above-retarded people who have completely lost touch with reality. And I do it with a sly smile, because as a cynic, I do not have to look far to inundate anyone who tries to challenge my perception of western society.

And then, something extraordinary happens. And from the morass of the bullshit and misery in the vast forests of indecent, unremarkable people emerges these beautiful individuals that seem to get lost in the haze of the everyday. They come forth bearing nothing but good-will, empathy and, for a lack of a better word, love, in its many forms. They come from all of the different parts of your life, past and present. Some are expected, but many arrive out of the blue to stand by your side and lend their hearts and their support. They are all special people. And they all make a hardened skeptic like myself question my convictions about the depravity and decay of our civilization.

Thank you, from the depths of my being, to all of those who have come out to offer their love and support through this difficult time in mine and my family's lives.