Being Nice
When Mr. Lee gave us this project, I felt as if the prompt given has been answered a million times, that I can not answer this question any more than people already have. It is because this question has been answered so many times that we see so many “Diversity Days” and “Cultural Weeks”.
But I thought about it some more, and came to this conclusion: I was right. Absolutely, totally, 100 percent right. No disrespect to you, Mr. Lee, but this project just doesn’t eliminate much intolerance or disrespect, even if many of the projects try to. Nevertheless, in the hopes I can get a good grade, I still would like to answer the same question that has already been answered.
Society, in a nutshell, is an agreement of its members that they will abide by the laws that are created, and, if they break those laws, they will be subjected to the consequences. While most members of society live by this fairly well, we still have a few anomalies, and these anomalies easily stand out. In an attempt to make sure other individuals do not become as lowly, socially active members of society create programs the rest of us support that try to eliminate the common factors: racism, bigotry, gangs, and just general intolerance. Why is it these programs do not seem to give the intended results?
So often, I see people philosophizing on how we can solve society’s problems: on why there’s war, hate, ignorance, or anything of the sort. Has it ever occurred to anyone that no one affected the rule breakers in society enough that they could be good people? Holding “Crush Evil Luncheons” or something of that variety has been done before, and the fact it doesn’t affect any of the people who are troublemakers (since they never want to show up) makes these programs very ineffective. But how about we try something else instead: leading by example? If enough people be good, and find ways to pass that goodness onto others, such as friends, family, or even strangers, then with time, you could really see some results.
I know that some programs of that nature can do real good, but if you really want a perfect society, you need to perfect all of its members, and you do not do that by holding meetings amongst those who do not need the help. So please, do not fill my mind with essays on why the world is in such a terrible state, or oversaturate the planet with “Intolerance Awareness Months”, but carry out that which you preach, get the good members of society to do more than just throw money at a cause and hope it solves the problem, and, most importantly, persevere.
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