Taking the Time to be Honest About the Real Issues

We get caught up in the fervor and energy of some cause to the degree that the fervor and energy keeps us from determining what the real 'cause' of the cause is.  We seldom sit back and ask what is really happening and what this is really all about.  We believe that we are informed.  We sense that we have an understanding for that which we've found ourselves caught up in.  We say that we can defend the rationale of the cause and justify its platform.  But can we?

We are not a thoughtful people.  We are too often a rash people.  We jump to conclusions.  We believe something if it sounds appealing enough to believe.  If the cause is championed by someone of status or fame, we conclude that the cause must be worthwhile.  We fall for the hype, we consume the propaganda, and we run pell-mell into something that eventually runs over us.  We need to become thoughtful people.  For if we don't, we will end up in places that we never thought we would be.