Tales from the galaxies Book

Science Fiction is a way of stepping out of the world and viewing humanity from a different perspective. The thing I like about Star Trek is the optimistic, hopeful glimpse it gives us of the future. This book, I'm afraid, contained many stories of dystopic communities with somewhat twisted glimmers of hope. Kind of depressing. A few quirky stories were fun. Some stories I fear I was not bright enough to comprehend and could only scratch my head and say, "huh?" when I reached their conclusion. Okay, maybe I'm not smart enough for science fiction. Anyway my favorite quote is in honor of my three left-handed children:
"Left-handed people tended to be less impaired, more reasonable and comprehending, less driven by frustration, confusion, and anger."