{"id":12514,"date":"2022-04-06T07:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=12514"},"modified":"2022-04-06T07:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:44:52","slug":"whats-the-biggest-problem-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=12514","title":{"rendered":"what’s the biggest problem in the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Asked by a wise friend: \u201cWhat do you think the biggest problem in the wo<\/em>rld is?\u201d And, \u201cWho do you think is responsible?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our minds wander in well-crafted webs hailing from all sorts of angles\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change
Coronavirus
Crime
The economy
Education
Gas prices
Gender confusion
Gerrymandering
Healthcare
Inept political leadership
Inequality
Inflation
Injustice
Militant feminism
Partisanship
Poverty
Supply chain issues
Systemic oppression
Toxic masculinity
A victimhood mentality<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And more, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\u2019s responsible?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrats
Republicans
Socialists
Google
Social media
Mass media
Academia
Atheists
Evangelicals
Jews
Muslims
The young
The old
The rich
The famous<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And also more, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fascinatingly, we each have an opinion on all of the above. We each, too, oft fall prey to the foolhardy mental refrain, muttering something along the lines of \u201cThank God I\u2019m not like those other people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better yet\u2026 \u201cThank God I\u2019m not a Democrat!\u201d\u2026 \u201cThank God I\u2019m not a Republican!\u201d\u2026 \u201cThank God I\u2019m not like them!\u201d\u2026<\/em> The emphasis is always on \u201cthem.\u201d<\/strong> And just like that, we absolve ourselves of any contributory role; we blame the totality of life\u2019s biggest problems on someone other than self. To be clear, that’s a really easy thing to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy, but not necessarily wise. Nor accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this writing, there are approximately 7,938,319,197 people in the world. That tells me that there are approximately 7,938,319,197 people contributing to the biggest problems in the world today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How would it change our mindset if we realized that? How would it change the way we interacted with others? How would it move us from individual postures of unrealized arrogance to those of attractive, contagious humility?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My guess is that as long as we hold someone else wholly responsible \u2014 with no admission of individual involvement \u2014 via either action, conviction or even quiet disposition \u2014 the world\u2019s biggest problems will continue to swell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, in a world that\u2019s so obviously, incredibly broken, let\u2019s be brokers of peace. Let\u2019s bring peace as opposed to subtly or not so subtly contribute to chaos. Let\u2019s start with humility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respectfully\u2026
AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Asked by a wise friend: \u201cWhat do you think the biggest problem in the world is?\u201d And, \u201cWho do you think is responsible?\u201d Our minds wander in well-crafted webs hailing from all sorts of angles\u2026 What\u2019s the problem? Climate changeCoronavirusCrimeThe economyEducationGas pricesGender confusionGerrymanderingHealthcareInept political leadershipInequalityInflationInjusticeMilitant feminismPartisanshipPovertySupply chain issuesSystemic oppressionToxic masculinityA victimhood mentality And more, of … <\/p>\n

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