We Feel Nothing
in the world around me, i see there is an excessive amount of information available. at times, it is a blessing, but like a double edged sword, it can also become a curse in an instant. you read the headlines:
3 women raped.
48 dead after construction accident.
man dies of heart attack at the age of 21.
you read. feel nothing and move on. just another part of your day.
people all around the globe are sick and suffering. we know it. which is why we seem to become desensitized to it. God forbid, if the same thing occurred to one of your family or friends, you would be in shambles. so why is it, that when it happens to someone else, you simply do not pay much attention.
at its heart, there is a growing amount of insensitivity in people around us.
without sensitivity there is no chance for selflessness. who will save us, if no one cares. each one of us is stuck in our own world of problems. there’s no longer a sense of community.
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rugged individualism for the win!
sarcasm aside, when we forget to look into others’ lives, when we forget to care, when we act nonchalant — all these things eventually lead to isolation.
isolation, can sound similar to the word island, but don’t confuse it for a paradise. when united for a cause, it brings out the best in people. in this time, it is most essential that we learn to care, and in order to care we have to be able to identify our similarities.
we are all children of the same God.
regardless of His name.
when we come together knowing we are truly one family, love and care have no choice but to follow.
you learn to view the headlines differently. it wouldn’t be somebody’s problem. it would be your problem. and when enough people care things are taken care of.
therefore the solution to isolation, to rugged individualism, to desensitization is simply to care. and that caring begins with the understanding that we are all children of the same God.
