“Whenever
you sign a boycott or a petition, any time you e-mail a corporation or a member
of Congress to ask that they change their own behavior or force a change in
someone else’s behavior, first think of five things you could have done,
relative to the same issue or a closely related one, in the past month, but did
not do. Then think of one thing you can do, and then do it. The
five things ensure that you don’t get to feel self-righteous about your action [of only
complaining]; the one ensures that you take personal responsibility for the
issue [we claim is so important to us].” David Walbert,
newagrarian.com
“The
one thing you do”, the
writer continues, “should not include spending money, but it should include
sacrificing something. It need not be major because it is not about grand
gestures.” It is about a willingness to take personal responsibility
and be willing to sacrifice for something we believe in rather than demanding
someone else make the sacrifice in our behalf. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who
coined the term ‘cheap grace’, could not have said it better.
Blessings,
Michael
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