begining... perspective

Perspective is important. It has come up a lot lately and I want to mention a thing or two about it. First, it takes time to acquire. Watching college students at Penn State riot about loosing their football coach reminded me of that. Its not that they're in the wrong, I just wonder what they actually get all anxious about. Define it and I'll consider it. If you say it's "the man", then I'll probably ask you to redefine it.

It's also hard to have perspective without the benfit of time. I had to consider my own actions after reading David Brookings NYT article about the very same topic (Penn State). Find it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/opinion/brooks-lets-all-feel-superior.html

And finally, I have to remember that over the next 10 months as my fiance and I step ever closer to our wedding day. When it gets particularly tangle-y and I'm worked up about what color the napkins are, I hope I can find it in myself to step back and keep it in perspective. My friend Clark gave me that advice today, and I'd like to follow it.