I keep abrest of what's going on in the world, I read the paper, I check out web sites (I don't watch the news, because I've never really liked to) and there are a ton of horrors out there.

I have a certain cynicism about human nature - I do believe that people have the capacity for great good or great evil. It's one of the reasons I don't think socialism or communism can actually work other than for small groups, because there will always be people who only care about what they can get out of it. And, in a lot of ways, I think that level of selfishness is the root of all evil.

I think that cynicism is how I survive. All I can do is behave in ways to not contribute to the horrors in the world, as far as I can.

I have to allow that evil exists as a counterpoint to good. And I have to accept that. If I fight that concept, I refuse to accept something that is basic human nature, and has existed since the beginning of time.

In some ways, it's how I deal with my own "evil" impulses. I know I have the capacity to be a selfish, self-centered person. I've done things in my past that prove that to me. All I can do is to continue to not act in those ways.

I know I take the concept you have of global horros and keep bringing it down to a personal level, but it's something I have to do to deal with it, in some ways.