Weisel
acknowledges that technology and the media allows us to be more informed than
ever about events happening in the world and the sufferings of our “brothers
and sisters”. However the amount of
information we view and receive on a daily basis has numbed our ability to
process and feel sympathy towards one another.
We begin to feel as if this is no longer our problem because there are
so many problems going on. We begin to
believe that one person cannot make an impact so why even try? Weisel says to deal with this we need to
become better listeners. We need to
accept communication not just communicate what we want or need. Weisel says that if he can just save one
child from starvation or free one innocent person then all the work he has been
doing and will do is worth it in his eyes.
Weisel says “indifference is now equal to evil” and I agree but to a
certain extent. As one person you can
only do so much but just small acts of compassion and grace can greatly impact
people’s lives in unimaginable ways.
Compassion and acting upon our words would show that we can, as a
society, overcome our numbness.
I partially agree with you when you say, "As one person you can only do so much but just small acts of compassion and grace can greatly impact people’s lives in unimaginable ways." I believe that people can impact others just by doing small acts of kindness, but I also believe that one person can do great things that can change everything around us. One person has the capability to think new ideas and put them into action that can change the world. Many people just don't believe that they can or are apathetic to the idea of making a change. Because of this, I agree with your point that people believe they can't make a different so there's no point in trying.
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