DOing something … ( 08 / 18 / 2014 )
DOing something … ( 08 / 18 / 2014 )
I ' m not saying that the riots in Ferguson are justified due to the reasonable rage that living in abject poverty instills & that flagrant injustice ignites ... And I ' m not saying that the riots in Ferguson are wrong because their vastly counterproductive & innately hypocritical means are themselves annihilating their desired ends ...
No , what I am saying is this : unless you live near Ferguson &/ or are willing to go there and do something positive to calm its negativity , then stop watching it -- stop discussing it -- and stop thinking about it . Doing so is simply not constructive , and beaming out your pity or your sympathy or your criticism actually makes things worse .
Besides , you aren ' t getting the Truth from your television anyway , so TURN IT OFF ... And then , after you have done so , consider going out into your own community , finding someone in need nearby ( you won ' t have to look far ), and then DOing SOMETHING to help alleviate their pain .
Thank you .
“ If you alter your focus on that what is striving to influence you , you dramatically expand the possibilities of that which you can influence .”
~ inspired by Guy Ritchie ’ s film " Revolver "
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