Despite the natural disasters, the political disappointments, the mass shootings, the worry about nuclear war, and so many other distressing things last year, there was also a lot of good, as I have been saying. Not enough good? Well we can work on that. It is in our hands, after all.
The human chain was helpful a number of times this year. In Panama City Beach in Florida, ten people were hit by powerful rip currents and before firefighters or police were onscene, a number of beach-goers joined together and stretched from the sand to the swimmers in peril, and rescued them. I saw similar heroism after some of the hurricanes last year.
It didn't make the news, but I was invited to a holiday party a week before Christmas, by a woman who provided most of the food, entertainment, and gifts for everyone (actually multiple gifts for most). There was also a young woman in Greenock, Scotland that you might have heard about. She threw an even bigger party which included Christmas dinner (a three-course meal) for sixty total strangers! She had gifts for everyone too. Of course good news is a bit more common during the holidays, but if you look back at the mentions from the past three days, you will see a number of positive events from throughout the year.
There are many more example too. I'll try to tell you about more of those positive, uplifting stories that happen, and I invite you to tip me off whenever you hear of something. My old friend Wes Nisker used to say at the end of his reports on the radio, "If you don't like the news . . . go out and make some of your own." Indeed. If you want to see a better world, make a difference. Be a hero!
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