We Need to Act
Posted posted by Anonymous @ 1:39 PM
Writing and expressing social responsibility are almost two different things. We can write about being socially responsible in a certain area, and try to persuade others to be socially aware of what is affecting our own communities, and act, but if we do not practice what we preach then nothing will happen. We need to believe that we can change things, we need to own and believe in that change. We can write about issues concerning the world we live in, all we want but setting an example first is so much more powerful. How many times have we read about something that is going on in our own community, and all we can say about that issue is 'oh that's too bad, hopefully something gets worked out.' I'm not trying to say that writing about issues is not effective or powerful in any way, but the written word needs to be backed up by action. Writing about something is the first step in being socially responsible. The information needs to be put out there to start conversation, let the issue be known, and at least get people thinking. Writing can establish a sense of duty among people, and then a sense of action, comes about in that form. Sometimes we read about something that is affecting us in our own community, and that information just sticks, and won't leave our minds, instead it gnaws at us to act, to do something, or at least share our thoughts with others.
