baby, we'll be fine

i've been having really good conversation with people of late.

it makes me love life.

one of the intriguing conversations was about hope. i told my friend i always tried to read books with a hopeful ending. he said he did the same thing - that it's easier to criticize and despair than to find hope. this intrigued and surprised me. i asked him why he believed in hope. he said he couldn't theorize it, but that he was happy and loved life and wanted others to. he also said that he believed people wanted to be good and tried to be good, and that was something.

people want to be good, and at least try to be good.

there is something to that.

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baby, come over, i need entertaining
i had a stilted, pretending day
lay me down and say something pretty
lay me back down where i wanted to stay
just say something perfect, something i can steal
say, look at me
baby, we'll be fine
all we've gotta do is be brave and be kind

[the national "baby, we'll be fine"]