Those who were too cynical to challenge the ways of the world, too preoccupied with the past to see the present, and too obsessed with who was wrong to recognize what was right.
There were people that were too preoccupied with the past to see the present.
There are no cynical people that didn't challenge the ways of the world.
The man is sitting down.
The person is riding a goose
People working on a building
The hut was bright and cheery with several lit torches.
I have no worries about arthritis.
Don't you think that they're out of tune?