ABSTRACT
Isn’t that the way it is? Whether you’re talking about sports, religion, marriage, or career, it won’t “ wash” unless you get into it emotionally. There is a large following of the cult of mediocrity these days. Even one of my favorite cartoon strips, “Calvin and Hobbs, ” jokes about surrendering to the hopelessness of attempting to improve oneself (see drawing #1 on illustration page). I forgive Will Watterson because it’s a humorist’s prerogative to poke fun at some of our shortcomings and the excuses we use for the way we are. But shortcomings and the way we are, are as changeable as the amount of emotion we agree to expend on change…on improvement. Many people feel helplessly trapped in our sociological maze; our economical/educational/moral/ethical jungle. What can they do, without some emotional incentive, but to join the ranks of mediocrity.
