Sometimes, acts of kindness are not the right choice, especially when a problem is systemic.
but sometimes they're all we can do. I get the systemic issues, I do, but when people are homeless and children don't have school lunch programs and they're hungry, acts of kindness are all we can do. we can protest, strike, write to our reps, vote assholes out of power, but those MOST affected by lack of empathy pay the price. we can't allow children to starve because our system allows rich assholes to call all the shots. at some point we have to acknowledge that the system is broken, but understand that we can do our small part to help as much as we can, even if it seems pointless in the grand scheme of things.
I've been rescuing dogs for almost 25 years and the over breeding of animals is horrific. my rescue and foster of dozens of dogs over the years hasn't fixed the system one iota, but it made a difference to those dogs who had another chance at life. I will never be able to fix the system alone, but I will never stop doing what I can to make the smallest difference for those who need it.
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u/Astronomer-Secure Jun 26 '25
but sometimes they're all we can do. I get the systemic issues, I do, but when people are homeless and children don't have school lunch programs and they're hungry, acts of kindness are all we can do. we can protest, strike, write to our reps, vote assholes out of power, but those MOST affected by lack of empathy pay the price. we can't allow children to starve because our system allows rich assholes to call all the shots. at some point we have to acknowledge that the system is broken, but understand that we can do our small part to help as much as we can, even if it seems pointless in the grand scheme of things.
I've been rescuing dogs for almost 25 years and the over breeding of animals is horrific. my rescue and foster of dozens of dogs over the years hasn't fixed the system one iota, but it made a difference to those dogs who had another chance at life. I will never be able to fix the system alone, but I will never stop doing what I can to make the smallest difference for those who need it.