It’s the time of year in which lists of most notable this or that, persons of the year, etc. appear. Today I began thinking about something and the more I thought about it the more maddeningly difficult I found it.
This year what individual or institution has made the greatest contributions for good?
When you put aside the politics and posturing and focus on actual good rather than a symbol for good, I find this question pretty difficult. Perhaps this is something that can only be reckoned at a more considerable distance than a year.
Well, if you had read any of the official obits, you’d know that Kim Jong-Il clearly did more for the good than anyone else. He had the most fantastic game of golf, but he gave that up in order to make the world a better place.