More Guilt, Please

An email made its way into my inbox the other day that talked about how so many awful things happen in this world and how it’s because we’ve asked God to step out, and then we wonder why things are so bad. It went on to say other things like ‘we reap what we sow’ and threw out some other guilt-ridden tactics in attempts to get me to forward the email to everyone in my address book. It ended with a foreboding statement to the effect of ‘if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.’

I say forwarding an email is not going to change the world. I say getting off your ass just might. I say quit feigning interest and start sincerely caring! There’s a song that says ‘you’re not affected by the truth unless it’s on your doorstep.’ And I think that’s true for a lot of people. But that doesn’t make it ok, ignorance is not bliss. In this case it’s just selfish.

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t need guilt from an email for me to want to change the world. I just wake up in the morning.