To Live in a Bubble or Not

We have to make a major decision:

Do we live in a bubble,

Isolating ourselves because

Caring is too much trouble?

 

Or do we get involved in helping

Promote the common good

And feel some satisfaction knowing

That we have done what we could?

 

Do we watch as people suffer

And not give a damn,

And if we demonstrate concern,

That concern is a sham?

 

Or do we directly make an effort

To look for concrete ways

To change the circumstances that

Darken people's days?

 

Do we become selfish and cynical,

Asking "What's it to me?

If they cannot take care of themselves,

Well, c'est le vie."

 

Or can compassion move our hearts?

Ignoring negative chatter,

Can we believe that every little

Thing we do can matter?

 

We are part of a giant, complex

Network of interconnections.

Society requires crucial

Support in the way of protections.

 

If we choose to live in our bubbles,

It might feel fine at first,

But keep mind that at some point

Our comfy bubbles can burst.

 

-by Bob B (10-14-25)