Thinking About Why? The Book by Nicolai Popov, the Story of a Frog, a Mouse, and Their Desire to Rule Their World

Oh, how things escalate. I am reflecting on a classical graphic story by Nicolai Popov that starts off innocent of a frog doing frog things, but a mouse who wants what the frog has. The battle escalates, where violence grows, destruction occurs, and both worlds, that of mouse and of frog, is destroyed, all for no reasons. It's a great book to read (or view) with a room full of winners, simply to see the silliness of it all.

But they are animals, not humans. Humans create an even scarier and more frightening world. Bring in traditions, cultures, economics, hubris, and weapons, and well, it's where we are right now. Happy Happy Joy Joy.

Children everywhere deserve better. But the ship is only as strong as its tiniest leak. We have tremendous economic gaps around the world, and with them (and our international codependency) it all gets complicated. 

Diplomacy. World history. Never a dull moment. That's what I'm thinking before heading out to schools with 100s of kids who need sanity.

Quote of the morning: "Wait. With the debate rules, you said you weren't going to fact check."

Um. And therein lies the rub. Facts are facts. And democracy takes hard work.