To Blindly Accept Injustice Is to Support It

Put up a fight for what’s right.

“Daddy, that man just stole a chair from the coffee shop!” Timmy exclaimed with worry.

“Well,” his father sighed, “sometimes people steal things. It is very bad, but that’s the way the world is.”

“Mommy, come look at the news!” Daisy shrieked, confused and frightened all at once. “A student just killed people at his school!”

“That’s terrible,” her mother consoled. “Such actions are very bad, but unfortunately, sometimes people kill each other. That’s the way the world is.”

“Hey dude, did you hear about how John got beaten up by Drake at lunch today? The bullying never stops,” said Clark, concerned.

“It happens,” dismissed Mark with indifference. “Some people win, and some people lose; that’s what bullying is about. That’s the way the world is.”

I’ve observed countless interactions like the ones above, and I have something that needs to be said.

Just because “that’s the way the world is” doesn’t mean that’s how it should be.

I don’t know when such defeatist mentality was adopted by the masses, but truthfully, it’s rather pathetic and is a large reason why many…