Now it is a strange
thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are
soon told about and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable,
palpitating, and even gruesome may make a good tale and take a deal of telling,
anyway.
I
have great affection for the way Tolkien explains this, and although I really
should take the time to look up some statistics, I won’t. Instead I shall
employ my cynicism to state this unfounded accusation: Tolkien’s statement must
be true, if only by the fact that horror movies exist! Add in evening T.V.’s daily
drivel of bad news after bad news. And that grabs our attention, does it not?
I
confess that much of my day-to-day existence living in India falls into that
first category--things that are not much to listen to and are soon told about.
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