We all have that line in the sand, that, when crossed will trigger violent retribution from us. I’m not talking, hopefully, of actual violence, but emotional reaction of the repercussion against who we are. Status quo is being challenged everywhere by a younger generation against the established. Actually it’s not the older against the younger, but old views against new views. They each circle around one another, much like two prized fighters just before the bell rings. Sometimes, that reaction is so severe that it doesn’t wait until a ring sounds.
What gets accomplished when denial is the answer to everything? What happens when the standard courtesy of simply listening before responding is thrown out of the window? We’re seeing the first hand results when people go out of control. It’s not pretty, and it doesn’t portray the majority’s wishes. The majority already have an opinion that serves them well, so it’s unnecessary to tolerate those few firecrackers who want to threaten the forest. The majority doesn’t need rules and regulations, because it uses its inner compass. Comfort can forge inaction when the threat isn’t seen clearly. Only when emotion overtakes logic, does everyone react like wild animals and chaos ensues. Then the threat takes on a larger-than-life persona. Like when the majority becomes threatened.
Of course, logic and emotion are complementary, and one shouldn’t work without the other. Each of us has the ability to carry both successfully so that those resulting actions create inspiration. Instead, all we seem to encounter is nothing but denial:
Headlines from today:
In Belarus, Just Being Can Prompt An Arrest
Obama Repeats Call For GOP To Compromise On Debt Ceiling
Tension Rises as Islamists Dominate Tahrir Square
On The Party Circuit, And Upsetting The Party
And that was in a few minutes of searching on one newspaper (yes, the NY Times – I have a subscription). Pretty shocking world we live in, isn’t it. One ideology that perceives an appropriate way to act is butting heads against another ideology of freedom of expression. We’re in the midst of a social revolution, only this time, the free expressionists aren’t the ones who are choosing the side of denial. The entrenched leaders everywhere don’t want to see everything they hold dear lost, so they are choosing to play dirty by changing the rules.
The only answer to this social revolution is to provide support to allow it to grow in an organic manner. Nature grows things slowly, allowing them to learn to coexist in a new environment that is being written as the change happens. When something cataclysmic happens, it’s because it has become necessary. It seems that we’re in one of those times. Status quo is putting up denial. We need to respond with inspiration that will bring people together to draw a new beginning. We need creative inspiration that will foster growth and prosperity for all.
