He sent a message to the king of another part of his country. He sent message after message, reporting only that he was considering what ought to be done. There are people, and we ought to thank God for them, who are people of action. It is quite true, that they sometimes make mistakes, but then, as Robert Lewis Stevenson once said, the person who is afraid to make mistakes will never make anything. In nine cases out of ten, it is better to do something than to do nothing.
Inaction induces a kind of progressive paralysis.
Don't talk about the problem, set about to solve it. You might be surprised what you can do. We have the boxes needed for kids to take with them on Halloween night. All you need to do is pick up your box for your Sunday School class. Just ask, and most people are willing to donate a few coins for this cause.