“Let them”, “Stop caring”… the latest advice, I’ve seen going around in the coaching industry. Dangerous, I say. Most people, nowadays, don’t dive deeper into the concepts behind these marketing phrases…
What our world does NOT need right now is more people who only care about their own happiness, no longer empathetic towards the worries of our global neighbors. More people who turn a blind eye and let them.
Our world, with every living creature on it, is on the verge of extinction. Due to many causes, also one of them being the increasing fear to stand up, speak up and fight for what you believe in.
Is it exhausting to be bombarded with all the negative news on a daily base?
Thinking of the literal bombs dropping, the pain caused, the many losses, the harm done; it’s a small price to pay to stay informed about what’s going on in our world.
Is it easier to go about your own life, ignoring that meanwhile the innocents are dying every second, every day?
Apparently so, when scrolling down social media platforms. Sharing positivity to keep the balance is needed. However, there is much more need for messages letting people know you have their back.
Don’t we have the right to thrive on our own terms?
Yes, and so do our global neighbors.
Freedom is no longer a given, nor is the survival of the planet. The solutions for our global issues are not simply found. “Let them”, “Stop caring”… will for sure not change what is happening right now.
So let me also say this:
While I am all about connection (without it we won’t survive as a species), disconnecting is not always a bad choice. Boundaries disregarded, values disrespected? Disconnect.
Take some time to recharge, re-energize and then reconnect on your own terms… for the right reasons and results.
As long as we are all still here, we have a fighting chance. Connecting can be done without harming another, respecting our differences, living peacefully alongside each other.
Speak up for the innocent, yourself, our global neighbors, our beautiful world; don’t let fear be the reason to stay silent. Fight for a world upon which making a fist, literally and metaphorically, is no longer a necessity. Stand up for a world on which we all know we can’t always “let them” and we all are aware; we can never “stop caring”.
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There is a fundamental problem in the world today, that we still have a concept of “us” and “them.” “Them” means anyone who is in any way different from ourselves. By classifying a person or a group as “them,” we immediately open the door to fearing “them,” being suspicious of “their” motives and disliking “them” simply because “they” are different from “us.” But, that idea is completely false! How can there be any such thing as “us” and “them” when we are all members of the same species, and all of us inhabitants of, and dependent on, this one Earth?
Sure enough there are differences between and among us but it’s our differences that make us interesting. It’s time – in fact it’s long past the time – for us to realise this and to start treating each other with the respect that is due to each of us as fellow human beings. Then perhaps we can stop mistrusting each other, stop the bloodstained trail of cruelty to each other, halt the mindless, destructive exploitation of our world and its resources that has been our history so far, and start being truly human.
Thanks for visiting my virtual home again, dear Bernard. And for writing a meaningful, thought-provoking comment. Warm regards, Patty
We, as a species, WILL disappear, so I’ve come to know and believe – no matter what. It’s evolution. We have no choice in that. We do have a choice in the HOW humankind will end. And I agree with you: turning your back on your ‘neighbour’ (close by or far away) is not the way…
But nevertheless I choose to not follow the news, to turn away from being bombarded with negativity, because yes: it exhausts me, and as an exhausted person I can do no good whatsoever for the world, in whatever way. If I want to keep shining my light, I have to ‘nurture’ that light, and part of that is turning away. Do I ‘let them’? Yes, I guess so. What can I do about the innocents who are dying every second, other than trying to remain centered, a quiet being in the eye of the storm?
But… maybe I misunderstand. I’m not, like you, into the world of coaching.
How do you stand up?
Don’t underestimate yourself, dear Anuk. Your lifestyle is contributing to the health of our world. Both you and Jaap share inspiring posts/messages how we can improve. To me that is also standing up and speaking up, informing your readers there is another way, To me, that is also a way of not ‘letting them’, by refusing to do the same. And I am pretty sure, you lend a listening ear (even if you don’t agree with the views of the other person) when someone needs it. That is also caring, isn’t it?
As always with love and a big hug on its way up North ; -)