Too good to be true

It's a curious irony that things that market themselves as ‘to be too good to be true’ often aren't true. And things that aren't obviously so, often are.

Consider, for example, the perfect anything--the perfect job, the perfect car, the perfect vacation or television or mattress. These are modern fallacies. You'll never find one that covers all the bases—the expectation is just too high.

Then think about how--even amidst a global pandemic--I can reliably order a OREO® Dream Extreme Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory and have it delivered to my home (still fresh, still cold) in as little as an hour. That's a miracle.

Or consider copy & paste. Or your smart phone. Or air conditioning. Or indoor plumbing. Or Netflix. Or email. Or books.

All too good to be true. All true.

It turns out that miracles aren't nearly as rare if you know where to look.