The cure for social apathy

The crisis we see playing out in communities all over America, as well as our own, is apathy.  When a plot of land has the potential to be a robust crop that can feed many, improve the economy and change the quality of life for that area in a positive direction, it would seem like a good idea to plant there. So, who do you get to do the work of harrowing, grading, planting, tending and harvesting the field? The field has been lying there unattended because everyone wants to use their time talking about something that needs to be done with that field rather than doing something.

What is a crisis to one person may not be one to another. This difference in opinion has often been a source of great conflict. The resulting conflict can exist in individuals, organizations, communities and any other entity you can think of. How we decide to manage conflict in our life matters.

It does not make a difference what field of endeavor you are in; everyone is a competitor and every competitor has to prepare daily. Personal preparation involves all aspects of our being from an intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and physical aspect. As preparation continues, it also involves considering the contingencies available based upon what obstacles are before you.  

The appeal to the heart and souls of the people in our community is often obscured by the desires of those who benefit from things remaining as they are. When the walls of Jerusalem lay in ruins there were a group of people who benefited. When there has not been adequate protection for an area, we have seen groups promising protection for a price while being the source of what the people needed protection from. Apathy has the combined result of making us accept things as they are, forget that we can be change agents and empower adversaries to appear as partners.

There is a time for everything under the sun. The time has come for those who talk the talk of being productive citizens and agents of community growth for the good to start being those who walk the walk. People who make their presence felt in the home, in the school, at the board meetings, government meetings on the local and state level by showing up and speaking up.  

Overcoming the apathy in our society only requires that we be more about getting things done rather than talking about things being done.

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