the goodness in the hearts of men

"Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.
Frodo: What are we holding onto, Sam?
Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for."
- Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers

good stuff huh! :)

sometimes it gets really easy to be discouraged by the things that happen, by the people around you. and when they start to disappoint, one by one, it makes me wonder if there is any good in people, enough to fight for? then a few nights back, as i was in the car with my sister and she was driving, we couldn't move in this tight area and there was some wooden structure outside the huge dump area that was blocking the way. and this man walking with his family actually turned back to move the thing for us so my sister could move. i mean, i know it wasn't a lot actually, but i was really touched by his action. it's so easy to walk away and turn a blind eye to the things happening around us, especially when the person involved is a stranger. but this guy just did that little much he could, and that made all the difference. :) imagine if we all, just did what we could when the situation presented us with an opportunity. haha anyways, i was largely affected by it for some reason, and it made me remember that people can be really good and kind and well.. cool. :) haha that's enough reason to make my day a good day. :)

dinner calls! byebye dear reader! :)