Why I Write? Responsibility to Support a Free Society!

There may be people from time to time that wonder why I write and spend the time doing some of those things versus all the other fun things of life (I do fun things in life too). I think its important to write about issues that others find difficult to understand; i.e.. injustice, economy, education, science, geo-political issues and corruption. If we don't think about these we can't expect them to change. Not everything I say will have importance but likely there will be a few people who sort of "get it" and it offers something beneficial. 

Sometimes I write about politics and the economy. Politics is a necessary process in our democracy but there are people who exploit politics for their own gain and for their own "people's" gain. Universalizing our actions means we seek to create maximum gain and trust among as many people as possible. We may be elected by certain groups but owe responsibility to the "whole" society.

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
Lao Tzu

Other times I might write about things like fitness, health, art and local activities. While these don't seem very important they are still part of the process of living. There are people who find benefit in some of this writing and there are people who find it kind of useless. For example, maybe I learned something about fitness or a new way of doing something.

Still and other times I write about things like injustice. I understand injustice has become a type of dirty word in some circles (probably part of the reason why we have political polarity). Will my writing change anything? Probably not...there are a lot of people writing about a lot of things. When your name is "Murad" you learn that what you have to say is often less worthy than say "Tom" or "Joe". More about this in the future..... 

Mostly I write to understand. To understand the world around us and how we live in it. I guess I shouldn't really care much but higher awareness also comes with higher responsibility. That doesn't mean I'm right and it doesn't mean that anyone will actually listen to what I say. It only means there are some who are simply more aware of their environment and can see the long term implications of certain paths (many of our leaders and officials struggle with thinking beyond themselves and their rigid ideologies).

We know we have problems in society and we know we should deal with them. Its probably much easier and less frustrating to just be like others and worry about what is in my benefit only. I'm no martyr but likely inherited the "tragic gift" high moral and IQ based intelligence (Perhaps a couple more.) in an environment that doesn't have much use for it and probably doesn't seem to encourage it (Some of our cues are to reinforce conformity and that has always been the root of injustice; especially if some classes, races, religion and people can't conform to someone else's distorted image.)

Do I expect my writing to have any impact? Not really. I think there will be a few people who read it who believe yes he makes sense (dependent on cognitive engagement).  Most others are unlikely to find much interest beyond gossip sake. Those who should be listening are unlikely to listen because it would require them to break their mold (part of the reason why I write). Mostly its just fodder for those who hate and want to support that hate (our society seems to support them).

What I have learned is that there are definite differences in how we treat people each other in this society and without change we are going to have a very bumpy future. Our options will be limited by a the same people who propose the same worn out solutions and then punish those who have alternative explanations (forced political persuasion). Long-term preference in decisions not based on evidence leads to corruption, indecisiveness, lack of global competitive ability that risks eventual collapse (Its a line of choices.)

Do I think our politicians, judges, and people will change? We are creatures of habit and when disruption occurs such as pandemics, economic shifts, and social instability we will make some adjustments (often after events occur and not often in "real time"). Before this, trends are not a concern because they don't impact the lives of those who make the decisions (Yes...they can be selfish as well. We seem to like to deal with issues in crisis mode versus getting out in front of problems.)

If you every wonder what the truth is...just wait a minute and let all the people make the choices they want and see where the dust settles. The proof is in the outcome. What we say is important but how we decide and the outcome of those decisions is what is essential. The "truth" is what "we" decide it is. We either land on the side of virtue, wisdom and universal law (will likely bring us good things) or we land on distortion, dishonesty and subjectivity (will likely bring us more instability and further diminish our ability compete globally through the American brand). 

We all have choices to make and we as a collective society make those choices together. The truth is what we as a society make it out to be. Yet sometimes we become smarter and history changes to be more reflective of a universal truth (i.e. the moral failures of slavery, treatment of native Americans, viewing all Muslims as the "enemy", etc...) 

Should I continue to write? I'm not sure...I guess I will for now. There are risks to writing and saying the truth as you see it (subjective and objective). Not everyone will agree and often the system supports and enforces ignorance. We can look back through history at anyone who has something important to say (i.e. philosophers, religious figures, civil leaders and visionaries) and we find that the vast majority have had a tragic end but all have been right in history at a different time and space.

A word of caution. Free societies with free people should be able to handle reasonable differences of opinions. We cannot achieve our long term goals if we only listen to a sliver of friends and supporters leading to group think and intellectual/scientific blindness. Corruption and disparate treatment will divide our country while universal justice will bring us together. If we are unable to think beyond our bio-psychological interests of today we will continue to repeat the same mistakes over and over. We are like fish in a fish bowl who don't understand the fish bowl is in a massive ocean. Everything we do ripples somewhere else. 

Voltaire uttered two phrases that seem to make sense in this case, "It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong." and "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities."