Being a Good Person

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing"

At some point or another, I think everyone has heard this phrase. But let me expand on it for you tonight. I believe that there are good people out there- truly good people who want to make a difference in this world. I believe this phrase is true as well as its implications. All that is needed to defeat evil, on any level, is for a good person to stand up and do what they can. Anything... so long as it is more than standing around and doing nothing at all.

Here is where it gets complicated. Those that are good know that there is no such thing as them doing something half-assed. We do not do things for show. We are not in it to tweak a detail, or even just to be good. We play because we want to win. And not even for the sake of winning, but because triumph is what we do. Why even try unless your goal is to succeed When it comes to the evils of this world, good people really have only two options.

1) We can either stand by and pretend like someone else is taking care of the problems, thereby not committing ourselves to the problem.
or
2) We will give it our all to amend the world as we see fit, simply for the sake of it once again being "right". Not for the glory, not for the sense of accomplishment. We just want the world to be "right", and we believe that we as a people deserve to live in one that is "right". If nothing else, we believe that the God we serve is good, and has placed within the context of our lives, the possibility of living a good life. But beyond that, to where we see life falling short, we believe that God has given each and every one of us the capacity to change and effect the world in th same way that the burden in our hearts crys for us to.

The hard part, atleast for me, patience: learning that sometimes you must learn before you can teach, and sometimes you must be sharpened before you can cut. But there is a difference between walking the winding road, and avoiding it.

Now, it comes down to a choice. How will you live your life?

Think about it.