… Apathy is more dangerous than any direct opposition because it is a void, and a void has no force to contend with.
… A void allows the less desirable force a more easily accessible foothold than one view in opposition of another.
… Sometimes we can travel on the road blind, even with our eyes wide open. We see but can become blind. When doing so, we must be careful of walking in darkness for too long; we can forget to recognize the light when we see it. Let us not forget that darkness can be but a pause between the light.
… Perhaps combating apathy is not a matter of persuasion or providing people with reasons to act, but a matter of eliminating the reasons why they do not. The emptiness that apathy leaves can be compared to an evacuated position left easily accessible to a multitude of forces with their own private agendas, rather than a single opposing undefended army. …
… Choosing to accept something bad because the alternative could be worse does not negate your responsibility for choosing something bad.
… I believe no one should be responsible for other people who can take care of themselves. Still, we must also be responsible enough not to create unnecessary additional problems for anyone by the actions that we take in resolving our own issues. In return, neither should we experience additional issues for ourselves from them in resolving their issues. Taking action when we know how ourselves or others may be impacted by those actions is acceptance of the responsibility for the consequences that arise from those actions. We must accept personal responsibility for the risks resulting from the decisions that others may take because of the results from the choices we offer them. Just as we should not be left vulnerable by their mistakes, we must be careful and make a truly conscious effort to avoid leaving others vulnerable by exposing them to the risks of our mistakes. This is a responsibility that we cannot avoid.
… Each person is ultimately the one responsible for himself or herself, and others do not have the right to dictate to another. But it is important that we become more mindful of the effects of our choices on others.
… Degrees of separation are shrinking between individuals, groups, events, and ideas. As world relationships, connections, causes, and effects increase, degrees of separation in the world are also being reduced.
… We are no longer in a world where we are isolated in our actions. All have the potential to become internationally influential very quickly. …