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Originally Posted by Playlife  But does simply observing solve the problems then? |
Yes. Well it's a start at any rate. Theoretically, it’d be like noticing if you were hungry. You’d become aware of your stomach grumbling perhaps, or maybe you’d watch a TV commercial featuring one of your favorite foods and feel a positive urge to go get yourself something to eat. You notice you’re hungry and then you get up and feed yourself. Why make it morally wrong or bad? Do you have to label your hunger as bad to have dinner? Isn't the very acting of noticing enough to raise your awareness?
In a similar way, you might notice TV shows about starving children in Africa. You have the thought, “I should find a way to help those children.” Then your body gets up, gets the credit card, calls a number and forwards cash to an agency that feeds starving African children. Or maybe you find yourself starting some kind of charitable group in your church or community that directly addresses hunger. Or perhaps you feel inspired to do something else entirely. Whichever, all it took was noticing and inspired action.
The extra angst about the moral state of the world doesn't put any food in those children's mouth, but your inspired action can.
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Originally Posted by Playlife Labeling the situation as bad at least raises the awareness that urgent help is needed. |
Is that true?
