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COMM 3030 - Communication and Social Responsibility
Catalyst for Change: US
Posted posted by Kath, Becca, and Ellie @ 10:44 PM
"If we want a different future, we have to take responsibility for what we are doing in the present" (Wheatley, p. 64).This particular phrase has stayed with me for the entire semester. Indeed we have learned that there are many facets to social responsibility. The media should remain objective and report the truth. Corporations should examine the way in which they conduct business. Governments should practice ethics in policy making. I believe in all of these statements, but I do not feel that I have control over any of them right now. For this reason I believe that change starts with the individual.
It has been said that we must be the change that we wish to see in the world. I believe that is true. We are each personally responsible to be a catalyst for change in our own experiences. If we want a world where social equality is the norm, WE must treat people equally. If we want violence to end, WE must be peacemakers. If we want others to see the good in us, WE must seek after the good in others. If we want those around us to act ethically, WE must monitor our own personal integrity. I truly believe that we cannot expect to lead others to any place in which WE are not willing to first travel ourselves.
I will take from this class the understanding that although I am just one person, I am not powerless, nor helpless. I have the responsibility to live according to what I believe. If my personal contribution doesn't matter much in the end, at least I've done what I felt to be right and good.
"The good you do today people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give the world the best you've got anyway." (Mother Theresa)
