The premise of this blog

In the movie Patch Adams, Robin Williams says in the court scene, “If we’re going to fight a disease, let’s fight indifference.” 

Today in our society, indifference has a partner. Indifference married narcissism. And together, they are wreaking havoc in this world. 

Everything starts with words. Words can uplift and words can destroy. Sadly, those that use words to uplift, get silenced or punished by those that want to destroy things like peace, dignity, respect, kindness, compassion, humanity and human rights. The married couple of indifference and narcissism has become a global pandemic. There’s too much power given to this that it’s reached out of control proportions. 

How do we go about finally containing it? I don’t have the answer to this question. I don’t know the answer. All I can do is tell my own story. 

I will display human vulnerability and confess that the gravity of indifference and narcissism I have traumatically experienced in my life, has now taken a toll on me. I’m struggling. I’m suffering. I’m afraid. I’m alone. Indifference and narcissism are rubbing their hands with glee, expecting another victory, to silence another voice. All I can do is try to keep pushing myself to write what now must be said, but I can’t promise I’ll get to the part where you write, “The End.” That requires support and cooperation from others, on a personal, professional, community, systemic and societal level. For years, there has been no cooperation, even where it was expected. There’s been even greater abuse, leaving a woman who was fine and in control of her life, completely helpless, alone and frightened.

I have no answers, no idea for peace and resolution anymore. 

All I can say is treat others the way you want to be treated. I think it’s accurate to say we all want to be treated with dignity, respect, kindness, empathy, compassion and with the decency every human being deserves and has a right to. Then we can contain and defeat the disease of indifference and narcissism.