There is so much that I have to be thankful for. I have a wonderful spouse, two fantastic children and the ability to provide for them during these crazy economic times. Add to that, I have had the wonderful opportunity to serve my community through the Boy Scouts of America for the better part of fifteen years now. From time to time I take for granted the wonderful blessing of this association and the ability it gives me to positively impact society for the better. Whether you support scouting or not, it cannot be denied that the program instills a sense of community service into its members, thereby improving society.
With that in mind, I want to address the volume of discontent to be found on the Internet. I am amazed at the amount of discussion on the ills of society to be found in the blogosphere and other Internet sources. It is amazing to me how so many people can be concerned about the ills of society and only contribute complaints. I suppose this is a natural outgrowth of our increasingly self-centered society but it distresses me greatly.
So, here’s the point. If you are in a position where you expend energy on grousing about a situation, focus on a way to fix it. Don’t try to solve world hunger, just go out of your way to feed some one. Volunteer in a soup kitchen. Take a homeless guy a plate of food from your last dinner.
In short, DO something.
Something constructive.
If you complain about the ills of society, yet refuse to engage in repairs, you are a hypocrite.
Do not be offended. We all wear the hypocrites hat from time to time. Just go be a non-hypocrite. If you choose to complain about being called a hypocrite, it does not fix the condition, it just makes you a disagreeable hypocrite. And, let’s be honest, we’re just adding adjectives at this point, you should just get busy and work on fixing the problem.
For those of you that believe the only way to fix things is with money, you are missing the point. The biggest impacts I have seen on the lives of young men I have had the opportunity to work with comes from the little things. Sitting down to play a game of chess, talk about music, talk about the weather or even playing baseball under a full moon!
Nothing shows someone their value more than giving them time.
I have to remind myself what a choice blessing it is that I have found something that both allows me to make a difference and have a good time.
I hope everyone can find something similar.
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