Hello!!!
Dear… well, whoever you are.
I will be the first to say that I don't do this often. Who am I kidding, I've never done this before, writing a letter to no one and sending it off in the wind.
Hi. My name's Nem. I want to talk—or write, I suppose—about a word that means a lot to me.
Oh, don't laugh! I know, I know, it's just a word, but it always struck a chord in me whenever I read it.
Meliorism.
If you don't know what it means, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, it's not a very common word to find, haha!
I'll copy down the definition for you.
meliorism
noun
me·lio·rism ˈmēl-yə-ˌri-zəm
the belief that the world can be made better with human effort.
Better with human effort, and that's always been so striking to me.
Better with human effort. Not that everything will resolve itself in the end, not that everything will spiral into flames–
Human effort. That we can work at making the world better, and that it might actually make a difference.
Doesn't that sound wonderful?
I suppose if you've read this far, you can write a letter back if you're so inclined. Just send it with the paper crane, it'll get to me.
—Nem (she/her/they)
