tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940696943816002637.post5419862119306302430..comments2007-03-18T20:44:29.498-05:00Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445268373019332557noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940696943816002637.post-40630419211083328722007-03-18T20:44:00.000-05:002007-03-18T20:44:00.000-05:00It seems to me that people my age are much more passive then young adults were many years ago. There are children today who "react, behave, and conduct" themselves minimally. They are people who sit on the couch all day watching television instead of doing something productive; they are people who go to school purely because they have to and do their homework just to get it done; they are people who retreat from their obligation as human beings to leave the world a better place than they found it.<BR/><BR/>There are too many of these people today. Thankfully, there are others who do care enough to make up for the ones who don't. Caring isn't everything. It does no good to watch from afar and sympathize with the person who is spat while trying to order a burger. It does no good to feel bad for the countless number of oppressed and abused citizens who have been denied their basic civil rights. Pure emotion does not make progress. Action makes progress--action rooted in emotion. Before our generation can make progress, our generation needs to learn how to act.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17146985858134583488noreply@blogger.com