“Is it ignorance or apathy, I forget these lessons taught to me; some say life is unfair, I don’t know and I don’t care.”
– Lyric from Jimmy Buffett’s “I Don’t Know and I Don’t Care”
On the list of words we’d like inscribed on our tombstones, ignorance and apathy don’t fare too well.
The ironic twist in Jimmy’s lyrics — and few songwriters have as lyrics as good as Jimmy’s — continues, as he asks, “Ambivalent? Well, yes and no…”
Ambivalence, apathy and ignorance are not the currency of difference makers. That said, there is a tremendous amount of static today, and the decision to ignore or not care about the crap that simply doesn’t matter is one worth making.
On the other hand, the decision to know about and to care deeply about the stuff that does matter — well, that’s one we have to make, and one that we have to re-commit to almost daily when the static sets back in.
Let’s give a heapin’ helpin’ of ignorance and apathy to the static, and commit to a decent dose of caring and commitment to the stuff that matters.
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