So crazy it just might work...

Today especially, for no distinguishable reason, I really do feel that there are things that can be done about all of this; this very fractured, tumultuous human social experience. All we have to do is take the time to care. If we care while we participate, our children can pick it up. We can focus on our own problems: mold ourselves into responsible, aware parents who will mold well-adjusted, aware children. We will educate these well adjusted children progressively and instill humility. We will create noble leaders distinguishable from our masses only by their willingness to sacrifice their own time and comfortability to maintain the prosperous, intelligent society which they will lead.

We have been diluted by passion-inspired ignorance which has created unaware and irresponsible masses. Today one noble leader will not ever correct generations of stagnation. For now, those who are able to open their eyes must do so. We must speak, vote, teach, learn, listen, and, above all, care. For we who are able, we are so at the expense of so many others who are unable and for whom enough is not being done.

In this chapter of human history, the visibility and effectiveness of leadership has been shrouded in the flags which represent each of our governments. We must leave the titles of kings, emperors and presidents to those who want such titles, but we must take the responsibility to form productive compassionate societies into our own mind, heart, and hands. Each end product to any cold, sterile governmental procedure or policy has a human mind, heart, and hand at the beginning. It is a human's hand that writes the signature that condemns a man to death. It is a human's hand who programs the software that keeps track of library book activity. At the beginning is where we will start.

Care, empathize, listen, think, and act in that order. Care for those who you do not see, cannot see because they do not yet exist. Start by caring about those who tangibly pass you on the sidewalks and streets of our cities. Empathize with those who you do not agree with. Listen to why they think they are right. Think about why they might be right or why they are wrong. Now act. We are able to do this, so we must. Let our productive ideas propagate by proxy.

We must conduct ourselves in a manner that reflects everything that we want fixed in the world. We will be aware of the world, but focus only far enough to make effective decisions. We will use our minds, hearts, and hands to care for ourselves and the planet we nest upon. With this effort to wane our selfishness, we will make a difference in indefinite generation's lives.

We will never know the perfect society that we will strive to create. Not one of us will. Therefore it is useless to focus on the end which we will never realize. However, the starting point will always be the same and ever tangible: With that one human mind, heart, and hand that will most likely be our own. Knowledge is power and power is restricted to your own self. Therefore, perhaps, knowledge of yourself is true power.

Let's start teaching people to care. Let us do this. Not them or him or her. We will do this because we can.

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