People will speak up about things that
affect them, or when prodded by someone else, take a stand for
something they believe in, but they will often ignore the events that
have nothing to do with them.
Many will point at these and say it is
terrible that they do nothing, not even worry, when confronted with
this. These people go out of their way to try to do everything. They
burn themselves and those around them out trying to fix the entire
world by themselves.
People aught to be able to choose
where they stand, but in today's society, it seems that you are
either a lazy do-nothing or an attention hog for helping, but there
is one thing that these two groups have in common. “It can't happen
to me.” Every day, you can look in the news and read about
something that happened, the brutally violent and silent violations,
and many times people say to themselves “That's sad...but it can't
(or won't) happen to me...” Even if people try to do something
about it, still they often think that this event they are getting the
word out about will never happen to them. This makes it hard to take
someone serious when they believe the event they are talking about is
an isolated thing. Many events that have happened have happened
before, albeit in a different context. There have been mass killings,
torture, and blatant disregard for humanity all throughout history.
People can see that even if there is a
slim chance at worst for an event to happen that they should still
care. On the other hand, they also should realize that they can't fix
everything. People need to find their balance that lets them affect
events without burning out or being consumed by the drive to fix the
world.
There are many things that can be done to help on many events. Writing to Congress can get the event into the eyes of politics, there are petitions which people do pay attention, even just talking to friends can help. In the end, how people decide to change the world, how often they will go for it, and the results of their gardening will depend on what they are willing to commit. Some will commit all, burn out, but can know they did their best. Some will commit none, never affect things, but will be content because they still have what they want. Furthermore, you should not be judged by your lack of commitment or over commitment.
"these people go out of their way to try to do everything."
^ i feel like too often i am that person. i am always trying to help other people w/ everything. and sometimes it sucks because i never get it in return. i only have one person i can depend on now.
I've been on both sides of the spectrum, it does really suck to try to help with everything and just burn out cause I'm trying to do too much (especially when there is nothing in return)