February 7, 2026
Why It Matters
Today we live in a world where many have forgotten, no longer care for the value of goings on around them. Some in several capacities, some in all. I would encourage you, and for
you to encourage those you know, to remember - it doesn't have to be like that.
When I do my digging - my research - to find out more about the often horrific things happening on Earth right now, when I press for more more angles and learn far worse as the
facts present themselves, I do not do it out of a twisted sense of masochism or punishment. Today I'm going to explain why everyone should pay attention, no matter who you
are, where you live, or what your life situation looks like.
When you do dishes or feed your child, you do not merely do these things for their immediate tangible value. You do them for something else as well. There is an inherent,
binding ritual at work. One that communicates something to those affected by what you are doing. One that says, "If no one does it, no one will." It must be done because it is
depended on, even by those who do not appreciate or understand yet.
It makes you a rock. It makes you sturdy. Because these decisions carry immense energy.
That is why I pay attention. I do not pay attention to saturate myself with negativity. I do not flock to the details only in order to cry over the loss of someone who was wrongfully
taken from us. I do it, because it enables me to center my values against what is taking place. I do it also because my values will erode if I do not. Because of this, I am able to still
say, "I know this is wrong." It enables me to better reflect on my own station. It enables me to see more readily how easily things could be better when all of us are just a little better.
Not perfect, not ideal. Just a little.





