Kevin's Watch

I posted a topic about how the people of the Land would view this world, and got a little side tracked, so I'd just thought I'd post it here. Do you think this world is hell or heaven?

You bet it is.

Exactly!

None of you can deny that there's a lot of badness in the world though.

Darth Revan wrote:None of you can deny that there's a lot of badness in the world though.

True, but it is but one texture to the multi faceted glory that is existence.

The world is filled with beauty and life and love. Yes, there is violence and bad things -- but that is the natural result of personal choice. To me, the beauty far outweighs the ugliness.

I hate this planet--but not because I'm cynical. We just need a new one. I mean, honestly, the winters are just too damn cold for me. Our descendants better haul ass to a warmer planetoid. Screw monuments and traditions on this little rock! What's it matter if we're too busy freezing our arses off, eh? And we better leave this craphole soon, before God pulls his show-stopping "meteor trick"--like he did on the dinosaurs.

Is this world a good place?

#1 The National Football League
#2 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever & KW
#3 Moms
#4 Dogs
#5 Summer
#6 Ice Cream
#7 charity
#8 Nurses
#9 I get paid for digging in the dirt and finding things!
#10 Recognizing the villainous and immoral and doing something about it.

See the thread, Really really really ridiculously good things for more.
Yes I think all in all it is

Kinslaughterer wrote:#8 Nurses

That's my #1.

They are in no particular order

Kinslaughterer wrote:#9 I get paid for digging in the dirt and finding things!

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.

oh yes!

It's a complex and wonderful, beautiful and sometimes terrible, place. I don't really think "good" does it justice- too simple.

it is neutral, people are good and/or bad.

yes its a fabulous place!
people are kinda weird but the world is awesomesauce!!

I don't know.

It is the Middle Kingdom, Chung Kuo.

GO CHINA.
(for a bit. no not really. I think you guys should stay where you are, but send your immigrants if you want, that's what this country was made for.)

What a good topic!

I think the people who assume that the world is basically evil end up amazed by the good that comes to pass.

And people like me who (in "the way I feel" at least) expect it to be essentially good are constantly shocked and disappointed by reality.

Some of my older friends say "when you're young, everything is black-and-white but when you're older, you see lots of shades of gray." I think it's still black-and-white, just the dithering is really really fine. (computer graphics reference; if anyone doesn't get it, just yell at me.)

Also, I really like this from Kinslaughterer's list:

#10 Recognizing the villainous and immoral and doing something about it.

Some of my older friends say "when you're young, everything is black-and-white but when you're older, you see lots of shades of gray." I think it's still black-and-white, just the dithering is really really fine. (computer graphics reference; if anyone doesn't get it, just yell at me.)

I would agree with that.

#10 Recognizing the villainous and immoral and doing something about it.

I would agree with that too. But, there may be times when you really don't have timme to do anything about it.