Nothing Wrong Here

These days, we're becoming more and more acquainted with writers who conserve words and time by texting acronyms, such as LOL, Internet slang for Laugh (or Laughing) Out Loud.  I thought such abbreviated communication was a current-day invention.  However, I recently learned that the British author Beverley Nichols (1898-1983) reportedly was using his own texting-style slang as long as a century ago.  Specifically, he reportedly used the letters N.W.H., which stand for Nothing Wrong Here.  Supposedly, Mr. Nichols wrote those initials in the upper left-hand corner of envelopes when writing to friends.  Just seeing those initials must have told the reader that things were alright.  How often do we humans prefer to share bad news instead of good (perhaps that's why gossip is so tantalizing)? How much is "the news" that we hear, see and read really a litany of the myriad bad and sad things happening in our world?  What would happen if there was an "N.W.H." news show where only good news could be told? Would the show capture people's attention and survive the ratings wars?  In our everyday lives, what if we made it a practice to share only positive thoughts and news with others, refraining from the dreary and potentially hurtful?  How would all of that affect the collective psyche of our world?  I daresay I'd like to experience it.