Our society today seems to be getting lazier. You see joke "motivational posters" online all the time about why we're all so fat. Two examples that come to mind are escalators outside a gym, and a woman riding a scooter while pushing a stroller. We laugh at this because it's true...we've all seen people who are taking lazy to a new level. It's also pretty sad.
But it goes deeper than simple laziness. It's becoming entwined with selfishness, which is a far worse trait to have. Someone gets robbed on the street? Not our problem. Why should we care? That's what people think to themselves, right? Well, what if the person being robbed is us? Or a loved one? We start caring a lot more about people helping each other out.
It's something we should consider. Everyone being robbed is someone else's loved one. A daughter or son. A husband or wife. A mother or father. A sister or brother. An aunt or uncle. Someone loves them, and would be in hysterics if something happened to them.
So it's just a robbery, right? Not worth sticking your neck out for that. So what about people getting attacked? What about a woman getting raped? We don't help for the more serious crimes, either. "Not my problem, why should I get involved?"
So in our selfishness and laziness, it seems to me that society is doing exactly this very thing. We're waiting for our superhero. Our Superman, or Batman, or Spiderman. Someone to come along and fix all the problems with our society. But it doesn't work that way. There won't be any one to come along and put their life on the line day in and day out. We're all being selfish, remember? So what do we do?
We think about others. We help each other. I'm not saying we should try to become a superhero. I'm saying we should become thoughtful of others and their plights. If you're too afraid to get involved directly, call the police. In this day and age, everyone has a cell. If we all help, the people committing these crimes will be a lot more likely to get caught, which will bring crime down.
Quit waiting for a superhero to intervene and make everything right. Start helping your neighbors. A simple concept that our society seems to have forgotten.
Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjHR0oASSfU
