Yes, the events of terrorism in South Asia were/are terrible and I suspect we will continue to find out how bad it was/is, but I don't think that means that there is nothing to be happy about. Even if your perspective is purely the negative, things could be far far worse. I think it is easy in our pursuit of the ideal to tend to see things as what is wrong rather than how much is right. I think focusing primarily on the defects deprives one of the joy of realizing all the things there are to appreciate.
This is a good point. I find it important to think about how there has always been and always will be death and despair. It is, for better or worse, the natural balance to things.
It's important to note that throughout all time there has been tragedy, it is only now that we have super-mass-media and perpetual-second-by-second reporting that we are aware of it all.
