Caring?

Why don't people care? Oh, they say they do and, maybe in their heads they really do. But why do they let things happen? Is it because they have other things to do? Is it because "things" are happening to others, not to them--yet? Are they too comfortable in their lives? Or, do they just not care?

Do we think "caring" means putting a "Free Tibet" bumper sticker on our cars? (Yeah, the Chinese government is threatened by that!) Is it serving on committees that merely rubber stamp silliness handed down from on high? Is "caring" making sure we recycle while leaving on all the lights in the house, driving an SUV, etc.? (I got a great kick out of driving past an elementary school that proudly had a sign that it had been awarded some sort of "Green School" award, while the majority of vehicles in the staff parking lot were SUVs!) Is it favoring the gov't to "do something," namely taxing more and spending more of other people's money, while continuing on lengthy, expensive vacations, buying large flat screens, having cell phones with all the latest bells and whistles, driving luxurious cars, etc.?

Where to start? Speeding on the expressway? 80 mph or faster on the road is not uncommon; I saw it many times just yesterday. It's dangerous, consumes fuel, etc. Yet? Have you seen any of the videos of the TSA searches at airports in recent weeks? And then the smugness of the TSA agents afterward? (Watch some of the You Tubes out there and see if you aren't reminded of Animal Farm.) How about re-electing people who are on public record calling the public "stupid," among other similar things? Why do we let those who have few, if any, real credentials (note I said real!) run our schools and school districts? Oh, the list seems infinite....

Again, it's a question of caring.... What we say and what we do are most often quite different.