I recently had the great privilege of visit from my friend James, who came in from his home in Shanghai. James is one of the smartest, funniest, most dignified people I know.
As we were catching up, talk turned to the upcoming Olympics. I asked James if the steps taken by the Chinese government to reduce pollution have had any noticeable affect.
His response:
"Oh, yes! For the past few weeks, the air in Shanghai has been as clear and clean as Los Angeles. It has been beautiful."
Now certainly, we have a lot of work in the U.S. to get our house in order – fiscally, governmentally, and environmentally.
But isn't this the right perspective? We complain about much in this country, but overlook the fact that others might like to have it as bad as we do.
At least in some respects.
I LOVE america, and I don't complain. I promise I wont even complain if Obama is elected. I'll just grumble a little.