These quotes come to mind that perfectly explained what
happen Friday the thirteen (May 13, 2016) on SeeClickFix involving an ongoing
problem I’ve had between Macon – Bibb County Animal Welfare, my neighbor Lea
Cilbrith and her blatant violation of city/county ordinance 5-12.
Martin Luther King Jr., and I quote:
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort
and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one’s soul.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Every citizen has the responsibility to lookout for their neighbor and their own property…….not to the extent that you are a nosy neighbor or obsessed property owner, but concern for you and your neighbor’s safety. I had a neighbor tell me once she witness children peeping in my window, and the first question I wanted to know is why she didn’t call and tell me. Her answer, she just didn’t. Go figure. I also had a Lieutenant with the Macon –Bibb County Sheriff Department when ask for assistant in my neighbors violation of ordinance 5-12 tell me, and I quote “leave it alone”.
I think it is hypocritical for a person to expect someone to be your voice in time of trouble and you don’t reciprocate. Speaking out, when it appears to be against all odds is what has made profound changes and profound changes in people lives. Bottom line, don’t be fearful to do the right thing, when fears engulfs your every being. Right will always prevail.
Martin Luther King Jr., and I quote:
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
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| Lea's dock tail cat off her property |
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one’s soul.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?”
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Every citizen has the responsibility to lookout for their neighbor and their own property…….not to the extent that you are a nosy neighbor or obsessed property owner, but concern for you and your neighbor’s safety. I had a neighbor tell me once she witness children peeping in my window, and the first question I wanted to know is why she didn’t call and tell me. Her answer, she just didn’t. Go figure. I also had a Lieutenant with the Macon –Bibb County Sheriff Department when ask for assistant in my neighbors violation of ordinance 5-12 tell me, and I quote “leave it alone”.
I think it is hypocritical for a person to expect someone to be your voice in time of trouble and you don’t reciprocate. Speaking out, when it appears to be against all odds is what has made profound changes and profound changes in people lives. Bottom line, don’t be fearful to do the right thing, when fears engulfs your every being. Right will always prevail.
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