Cowards

"What are we if we do not stand up for who and what we believe in?" - a friend's away message

As soon as I read this away message, I thought about an appropriate response. And this is what I came up with: If we do not stand up for who and what we believe in, we are cowards. It's as simple as that. And that means that we have all probably been cowards in our lifetime, whether it was not standing up for someone when they were being harassed or sitting idly as someone made fun of someone who you care about. We've all done it; I think that the real question is, why do we do it? Is it because it's easier to just sit there, than to speak up and say something? Is it because once we step out of our comfort zone, we know that we'll never be able to go back to being comfortable? We all want the world to be a better place in one way or another. But most of us just sit around, thinking that someone else will take care of the world's problems. The problem with this, is that if everyone's mindset is the same, nothing will ever get done. We all have to do our part. So, do me a favor: the next time you see an injustice happening, don't just sit there; do something about it!

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein