Dialogue between ourselves is important. How to confront the feeling of insecurity which Elias Canetti described in his book Crowds and Power. Rulers tremble today, not, as formerly, because they are rulers, but as the equals of everybody else. While being abused some feel it is better to sit still and wait, others resist. But resisters seem to be the much smaller group.
Activists often speak about apathy, prevalent in many communities.
However if we look more deeply, we will find the cause of our apathy stems more from the fear we feel surrounding despair than from indifference. Apathy is a defence that prevents one from facing fear. It is a refusal to feel that, which unattended, creates numbness and ultimately non-action. Many people tend to follow what the family dictates-and in most cases it suggests obedience. In place of hoping to see a change in that ancient pattern, maybe it is better to work out methods of involving more people in dialogue, and eventually in common projects.