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I'd like to meet:

I would love to meet some people who...

have a love affair with the English language. can carry on a conversation about something abstract. think that the word "racist" is misused. don't need to be right (but like it anyways - see section on "vices"). don't need to be humiliated to be humble. are capable of critical thought. aren't into dogma. understand the things they don't like. are able to self-monitor and self-censor. are capable of empathy. know that you can be a realist and have a positive attitude. are old enough to appreciate life and young enough to not be dead. know that life and death aren't mutually exclusive, that you can live your life in a way that makes a statement long after you're in the ground, and that you can also be so devoid of spirit that you can be dead while you're still breathing. gain nothing by demeaning others. know how to treat themselves and others with dignity. can embrace their vices and still live in moderation. know how to drive courteously (and even do so on occasion). don't feel a need to enforce their morality on others. aren't afraid to be weak. like to communicate and know how to listen. need challenges and know how to challenge themselves. believe that human interaction is the point of it all, that we are a gift to each other, that we are the finest that we can give.

You know... adults!

Did that list seem too long? Like a bit too much to ask of a mere mortal?
RAISE YOUR FUCKING EXPECTATIONS!!!

You don't have to be all that and a bag of chips - I'm no superman either. But really, people, if we're going to play the role of adults on TV, we might as well try practicing a little just once in a while in real life.