the possibilities of the world
The little boy on the bus said to his mother, "What if everybody's wishes came true?" He immediately amended his statement, "What if only the good wishes came true?" He then said, "What if everybody got everything they wanted"
Littlegirlcop was expecting the mother to agree with the statement, reaffirm the childhood world of wishes fulfilled: santa claus, growing up to be president. But she didn't. She said something about there being no need for sacrifice in a world where everyone got everything they wanted.
The mother's need to believe in sacrifice and the need to explain it to the young boy saddened Murphy. To Murphy, on a warm sunny day in a city that has been neither warm nor sunny for a long while, the statement felt like a light slap on the face. While he didn't believe that he could be president, or in santa, he still believed in the possibilities of the world. The innate goodness of people and the promise of science. Not to say he didn't know all wasn't always rosey. He'd seen some pretty horrible things on the job, but those things are nothing he'd want to talk about with the little boy on the bus.
Littlegirlcop was expecting the mother to agree with the statement, reaffirm the childhood world of wishes fulfilled: santa claus, growing up to be president. But she didn't. She said something about there being no need for sacrifice in a world where everyone got everything they wanted.
The mother's need to believe in sacrifice and the need to explain it to the young boy saddened Murphy. To Murphy, on a warm sunny day in a city that has been neither warm nor sunny for a long while, the statement felt like a light slap on the face. While he didn't believe that he could be president, or in santa, he still believed in the possibilities of the world. The innate goodness of people and the promise of science. Not to say he didn't know all wasn't always rosey. He'd seen some pretty horrible things on the job, but those things are nothing he'd want to talk about with the little boy on the bus.
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