A Meditation Upon Scorn

We're a bit quick these days to heap scorn, aren't we? Every flaw, every infraction ... hell, every difference of opinion becomes a monumentally huge excuse to flail our arms, thump our chests and scream at the night about how every single little thing is making the world a terrible, terrible place and OMG DON'T YOU SEE HOW YOU'RE RUING AMERICA AND/OR MY LATE-NIGHT TV VIEWING HABITS?

Seriously, a little restraint is called for. If you dole out scorn too readily, it won't be as meaningful when ...