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Sunday, December 11, 2016

The Unbearable Lightness of Inaction

“It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important.
You have to do the right thing. 
It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. 
But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. 
You may never know what results come from your action. 
But if you do nothing, there will be no result.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

This is a quick post with its message focused on the importance of taking action (versus taking none), regardless of whether the desired outcome is guaranteed. It was prompted by a contentious conversation I had last night at a local Meetup event with two individuals whom I'd never met before. One was female (under 30) and the other was male (50ish).

Both were Democrats who supported Hillary Clinton.