I wanted to take a moment at the start of this new year, and talk about one of my pet peeves…apathy.
Apathy — noun; ap·a·thy; \ˈa-pə-thē\
- the feeling of not having much emotion or interest
The feeling of not having emotion or interest. In other words…not caring. Settling for the mediocre….for the minimum. That’s just something I can NOT handle or accept.
I grew up being taught to always strive to be the best person I can be. It’s a concept that I’ve carried with me all my life and one that I’ve tried to help others understand. I believe that we should always be learning…that we can never get to a point were we should stop trying to better ourselves. The world is constantly changing and we owe it to ourselves to keep learning; to not settle for the minimum or what is convenient.
Lately, though, there has been a surge of apathy that has been running rampant in America….and it’s killing me! The amount of settling and apathy that is running through the (more…)