I just read Joe Kline's article "Middle of the Road" in the October 24, 2011 issue of Time. His conclusion struck a positive chord of agreement with me. He wrote about putting down his reporters notebook and working next to a "big fellow" cleaning up left over dirt, branches, and refuse left by the tornado which devastated Joplin, MO. The worker told him he had done such voluntary work several times and always felt a sense accomplishment. Joe said he felt like asking his new co-worker about the state of America (the reason for his trip to Joplin) but that suddenly seemed irrelevant.
Doing something to solve even a small problem brings more fulfillment than blaming "them" for the state of affairs.
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