Last night, 700 children gathered at the Sydney Opera House for The Festival of Choral Music. Over the four days the event is run, over 2,000 kids will have performed in the choirs, bands and ensembles.
Why aren’t we telling these stories of talent, potential, happiness and beauty? Why are we bogged down in the negative, backward looking view of the world we see in much of our commentary of the world?
Maybe it’s time for a rethink about the stories we tell.
I agree, we need to hear more about the good deeds and beauty of our society. To many ugly, shock stories are feed to us by the media.