Be a Positive and Engaged Member of Society
With the very hectic lifestyles people tend to lead today, it would be easy to disengage from the world around us. And there are many who do because the alternative can be a daunting task. Negativity and apathy are rampant, and difficult things to break through, but as a society we need to persevere. If not then we will continue down the slippery slope we are on.
Pointing fingers, blaming others and not being a part of the solution is non-productive. The media continuously reporting about those who prefer to cause chaos than be a part of the solution does not help. It only encourages others to jump on the negativity bandwagon. Very easy to complain and protest - much harder to take a positive approach to be one who helps solve the problems.
It really is not as difficult as it may appear. The first thing that everyone needs to understand is that nobody can have it their way all of the time. If you are reasonable and truly compromise to do what is best for the majority, then all of society wins in the end. In order to do this we all need to take a positive approach to the issues at hand, and treat each other with dignity and respect regardless of our background or beliefs. We are all entitled to our own opinions and beliefs, but it doesn't mean that it is our job to convince someone else that theirs are wrong. And it doesn't mean we can't come to a compromise for the greater good.
We need to look at one another as human beings, each of us with the same basic needs. Remembering that there will be times each of us have that are good, and times that are difficult in our lives. Human to human we need to encourage each other to make society what it can and should be.
There is an old expression, "you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar", which is a very true statement. Society as a whole will reap tremendous benefit from a positive approach rather than perpetuating the negative.
I believe we all should be positive and engaged members of society. How about you?
Pointing fingers, blaming others and not being a part of the solution is non-productive. The media continuously reporting about those who prefer to cause chaos than be a part of the solution does not help. It only encourages others to jump on the negativity bandwagon. Very easy to complain and protest - much harder to take a positive approach to be one who helps solve the problems.
It really is not as difficult as it may appear. The first thing that everyone needs to understand is that nobody can have it their way all of the time. If you are reasonable and truly compromise to do what is best for the majority, then all of society wins in the end. In order to do this we all need to take a positive approach to the issues at hand, and treat each other with dignity and respect regardless of our background or beliefs. We are all entitled to our own opinions and beliefs, but it doesn't mean that it is our job to convince someone else that theirs are wrong. And it doesn't mean we can't come to a compromise for the greater good.
We need to look at one another as human beings, each of us with the same basic needs. Remembering that there will be times each of us have that are good, and times that are difficult in our lives. Human to human we need to encourage each other to make society what it can and should be.
There is an old expression, "you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar", which is a very true statement. Society as a whole will reap tremendous benefit from a positive approach rather than perpetuating the negative.
I believe we all should be positive and engaged members of society. How about you?
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