“Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.”—Plato
Lately, this nation has been focused on the harm that one can do to another. We tend to take a rather myopic view—seeing the evil acts themselves, but failing to look at the underlying causes. Albert Einstein said, “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Haile Selassie said, “Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” Edmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” The common theme, here, is: do good.
Change in this world is not going to come through legislation or restricting behavior. Change will come from the good done by those with the will to care. Plato said that “not every man can do good to another.” Perhaps. Personally, I believe these are very few. Rather, there is a lack of will to do good. The majority of us have the capacity to do good. Thus, we should do all the good of which we are capable.
It is the capacity to do good that will defeat the capacity to do evil. The decision is whether to act or not.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!