Comedian Patton Oswalt Helps Me Cope With The Boston Marathon Bombings

It's on everyone's mind.  For me, it's hard to continue working and keep it business as usual when yesterday there were two bombs that exploded at the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring 144.

So far, the only thing that has made me feel better and given me hope is one of my favorite comedians, Patton Oswalt.  Seriously when I'm having a bad day I listen to this clip from his standup.  It's got F bombs on it.  You've been warned.

However, that clip is not what made me feel better, this message from Mr. Oswalt's Facebook Page is what did it:

Boston. F*#king horrible.

I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."

But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.

But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.

But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."

He's right.  My thoughts and prayers are with those murdered, injured, and affected by this horrific event.  I know those responsible will be brought to justice.  If not in this life, then in the next.

Now every time I lose my faith in humanity, I will read this message from Patton Oswalt.

VIA Facebook.com