Adieu Coco

"All I ask of you, especially young people … is one thing — please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism. It’s my least favorite quality, and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen. I’m telling you, amazing things will happen."

- Coco - Conan O'Brien


I've pretty much been a cynic all my life.  My cynicism, I believe, is partly inborn and partly due to my hectic environment growing up.  Never mind the details of the environment that caused my cynicism, from this day forward, I will endeavor to become less of a cynic.  I'm often going way beyond seeing the glass as half empty, and seeing it made of lead, chipped, and filled with raw sewage waste. Drinking from the half empty glass then causes my lip to bleed profusely, and the raw sewage then causes my cut to become infected leading to a flesh eating virus to kill me.  No more of that though.  It's time for me to quell the pangs of cynicism and to engender a more positive outlook on life.  I've been imprisoned for way to long by my cynicism, and today is the day that I am a free man.


Yes there are rotten people in the world, and yes there is a lot of figurative and literal chemical sludge in the world; nevertheless, there is a lot of good too.  I just need to recalibrate my mind to focus in on the positive aspects of life.


Anyhow, Conan, thanks for the nearly 2 decades of humor and inspiration!  I've been watching your show since the beginning.  I must admit, I thought the show was going to flounder shortly when you first did the Late Night Show.  But what did I know, I was only 10 years old.  Over the years, I gained a great appreciation for your comedic genius and your gift of being a great interviewer.  All good things must come to an end, but I suspect this is only the beginning.  Adieu Coco.