Pointless Motivation

For something to be done, typically in this day an age, enough outrage has to build up. If there is no outrage, nothing is done. To this, the internet, people, life in general, testify that outrage moves people. So it is no surprise that people are so angry in whatever walks  of life, because outrages seems to be our only driving force.

Looking back on recent history, if you look at last few so called “powerful” movements, they are generated by anger. Pure and simple anger. The people in it might label it as justice, others might label as for love, but it’s only really about anger.

The problem, if anger is your motive, you will usually get other people angry.

Just look at Black Lives Matters or the Same sex marriage agenda. They all coat themselves about being this or that, but why are they so angry? If it’s really about love, why does your voice sound so hateful. Even if someone asks why? If its really about justice, why do you sound like an unreasonable mob?

All these movements, PETA, or some other movement, it seems that we can only be moved to anger. How can that be our only motivation. We need to really just sit back and look why are we doing something. Even if its for a good reason, being angry about it can only make things  worse because of the way you go about it. For anger will only alienate others when they could have been allies.

If outrage is the only thing that moves us, then those things are better being left off. Otherwise, we may charge head first into something that a smarter and cooler head wouldn’t go into. Furthermore, sometimes that something is a thing that may hurt others.

Don’t wait to get angry before you do something, just do it, and be on your way. If you have to get angry to do something, you may just find, that you will be angry at yourself for doing that very thing. Being angry is tiring and nonproductive. Don’t be outraged, and don’t let it be the fuel for your fellow doers. It is better to be one cool head then a mob of people to do something.