I agree with you in parts.m But there is true evil in this world and it is unequivocally bad ! Are the people 100% bad that commit these acts in most cases no, but it still does not mean that they are not bad people overall.
i do agree that self responsibility goes a long way as well as living by example. But i disagree on the "what can one really do about world issues thing " if everybody thought like that there would be no innovators, no Sophie Scholls, no Mandelas , no Luther kings, no Gandhis . No Paul watsons . Yes we need to clean up our personal act but there is much more that needs to be done by us and there also needs to be a clear stated line in what we tolerate . People need to be called out for their wrong doings. Yes there should, in most cases, be solutions offered and not only judgement ; but this do not judge culture also fosters a culture of apathy.
It is what it is
Its not "good" its not "bad."It is just for you or not for you
This is just to simplified
sure if it is about dress code or how you paint your house the above applies
but it does not apply to behaviours that impact others lives
if you are raping children it can not be handled like that
if you are destroying the planet with your behaviour and your choices
no it isn't what it is and it is bad period! If you torture maim and kill it is bad period, and I refuse to not say something or to play nice. i intervene and i actively do things (or i did when i was not sick ) to prevent what you are doing .
But yes when it comes to mundane things and the truly non invasive you are right . If my neighbour wants to run around painted purple and live with 50 cats (as long as they are all cared for and happy ) who bloody cares not my problem ...
Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful comment.
There is true evil in this world and I have found that I can spend time actively combatting, which many times makes me a part of the problem, or I can spend my time actively spreading a lighter way of life.
As far as I can see, there are no children being raped around me. I work at being mindful of where I purchase my belonging and aim not to do "shopping for fun." The problems of my community are different. Noticing that my waterways are polluted, I can anger and complain, or I can show up to my bay after storms with a bucket and gloves and help pick up the mess.
Yes, I can also do some educating about trash and such, but I find that if we are all responsible for making sure our offspring really learn better ways, and make sure our kids really help their peers join them in consciousness, then we can really make a difference for our future.
I find it easier to do that with more acceptance, less judgement of good and bad, and more holistic thinking of how can we do better.