BEWARE of (ALMOST ALL) GENERALIZATIONS
BEHIND THE SEEMS BEWARE THE USEFULNESS OF GENERALIZATIONS. Accessorize, okay…generalize…watch out! When you make a generalization, you're not actually describing anything that's really going on, just some temporary approximation about life to make it more "manageable." Like the fellow in the picture, as he sits reading his paper near the Brooklyn Bridge. He's probably accepting some generalization, or at least an approximation of reality at that moment. He may be reading about mass starvation, or massive layoffs, or just the plight of the masses, but even mass human suffering doesn't accurately describe what's going on at any given moment, because each person is having his or her own unique experience of tribulation. While it may appear that suffering is shared by the collective, and though it is influenced by the collective, in fact, all suffering as well as joy is experienced on an individual basis. Maybe this guy's just a sports fan, in fact a NY Ya...