LENDING A HAND

Ah who doesn’t love the glorious dulcet resound of applause? Pity that so often the thunderous ovations for so many ordinary deeds and aid to needs are more illusive and difficult to experience.

It is a sad tale indeed that we aren’t better and lending a fist of criticism than lifting people up. Plus when we do rise to the occasion of passing on plaudits they are normally down with such a pretense and falseness in fanfare that it is as if we are elevating individuals to some deified status as opposed to simply celebrating their accomplishments.

The consequence of such a method and option is that we make the rarity imply that the few occasions deserving of lending this type of hand are the only ones worthy of such attention. So in the process we make victims of neglected approval the vast host of ordinary who may be heroes or quality individuals, but not to the point we want to put them in any limelight.

Does this insanity truly lead to a betterment of life? Well it must because we sure love to maintain this type of behavior.

Oh I hear the usual rhetoric claptrap about how we should do more to show our appreciation to teachers, policeman, fireman and etc. But while we give it great lip service, the lending an applauding hand does seem to end up being lost in the maze of righteous indignation over the injustice. Not to mention the reality that fact it might feel so darn good to pontificate with a certain social sagacity about how magnificent it would be to alter the philosophy as well as system.

This I think is often said to make one feel that talking about it is as good as doing something about it. That eases any sense of guilt and the person can go away feeling somehow justified in ignoring society’s martyrs in terms of a lack of approval.

So what are we going to do about it? Well we could do a lot of things. We could embark upon a quest to do our own part to make each life we touch feel significant. We could proceed upon a course of choice the we will end the current lack of lending this kind of hand by personal example.

Now will that happen? I wish I could say yes. However I think the reality is that while a few may pick up the torch of caring to let the light of inspiration burn in their lives, most will do otherwise.

We do have to concede the basic practical nature of life that often intrudes upon our good intentions. At least that sounds so much better than admitting it is so much easier to veg in front of the television and not think about others than have to get our butts and be the solution.

I do at least include myself in that form of excuse. And isn’t it wonderful how well it seems to work for so many?