Passion, Life and Apathy

For the last couple of blogs I have been posting a video, and then commenting on the video or I guess you could call it waxing philosophically on the video posted.  I have addressed innocence and hypocrisy in the last two, and then today something happened.

I was working today.  I carry a large title that mainly means that there are constantly fires that have to be put out.  I was talking with a kid who is attending one of our fine state universities and he was talking to me about how he doesn't care about politics and faith.  That he feels that those things have lost their importance and really that should be left up to the people that are "hired" to do that job.

This blew my mind, and I proceeded to have a long conversation with him about why apathy is not only a sign of ignorance, but also a sign of weakness.  My arguments were not logically formed and the conversation turned into a debate until my state educated debater made a dramatic mistake in his argument.  He stated that apathy was truly the basis for the freedoms that we have.  That freedom of speech, reliion and press are best utilized when people are willing to be led and not make noise as an individual.

At that point I found myself doing something that I do not do on a regular basis; I quoted the book of Revelations 3:16.  This is where Jesus states "So, because you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth."  This I find is one of the few times that the Bible does not mince words, nor do they try to hide the message.

We are called to have feeling, passion, love and desire.  We are called to care, so much that it hurts, not just about the big things like family and friends, although they are the top priorities, but also the small things; the kid who fell, the leader who refuses to lead, the actor that compromises integrity for a part, nature, and more.  I was once asked by a family member, "how is it you care about everything?"  At the time I was unsure how to answer but now I am not.

I care about everything because that is the only way it feels right.  That is the only way that I feel that I have truly done my part.  So now I challenge all of you.  The next time you feel that you can't give anymore, remember that we are proud of what we do, and proud of where we came from, and stand up and be counted.  Carry that passion with you in whatever you do and get rid of the apathetic attitudes.