The more you think that we are making process in our country, the more things remain the same, especially in terms of discrimination, wealth disparity, gun violence, high rates of unemployment and the percentage of people and families living in poverty. This is just a short list, but we all know the list is long and continues to grow. If you have the time, one can just pick a cause and find more work to do then they think. What makes the situations even worst is that many people and organizations are not focused on being the champion to address an issue, they are either just trying to monitor the situation, do what they can, ill-equipped to fully address the issue or just look the other way. In either case scenario, instead of reducing the high levels of a particular issue, many community problems continue to fester and grow.
To make things even worst is the
amount of rhetoric being spewing out through the media on particular issue... and of course without a solution. So much of it is just talk and always with a
negative spin. If you listen to it
long enough it can become intoxicating, additive, polarizing and leads to more
inactivity. As a result it is becoming more of the same, say what you want to say, do what you
want to do and blame everyone one else
for the condition. This is not some new philosophy
that just began today, it been around a
long time...
It may surprise you, that there are
many who subscript and buy-in with this kind of thinking. They catered to this home
grown wisdom and believe that the people who espouse this mind set have a right
to push it to the limits and to see how far they can go with something without
getting caught. But like all things in
life... what goes around also comes
around. Too much foolish talk can
turn people off and they will begin to look for another voice of reason,
someone that will speak and represent them.
What is needed today are people who
are willing to “stretch the limits,”
of what is possible. To go further in
believing and doing; changing the outcomes of residents, building stronger
communities that mean something, and to inspire another generation to believe
once more in the American Dream. It is
the ability to innovate, inspire others to believe and doing something that
wasn’t previously though possible. And
for good measure, they begin to ... set a
new standard of excellence. If we
are going to make a profound different than we need to know how and when to
push for the right causes and let the record speak through our compelling
arguments that our best days are always in front of us. What
do you think?
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