We’re all living in a Little Red Hen world today.
Do you remember the story of the Little Red Hen? She was friends with a lazy dog, a sleepy cat, and a noisy yellow duck. She wanted to bake some bread, but none of her barnyard friends wanted to help plant, harvest, grind the wheat or even make the bread.
Many of us are somewhat like the Red Hen’s passive barnyard friends.
We’re all waiting for someone to save us from whatever it is that we think is difficult, unjust or just downright frightening. And we wait and talk and wait and talk. And we do more talking than anything else.
The reality is this: We don’t need anyone to save us. We have the ability to save ourselves—by doing something instead of talking. What you do can be big or small—it’s your choice. You could run for office or volunteer—just take some constructive action.
I’m weary of political rhetoric and labels—liberal, conservative, traditional values, freedoms–words so often repeated that we employ them out of habit. The words I want to hear are cooperation, problem solving, creativity, compassion, and tolerance.
We can’t expect leaders to do everything for us, but they should inspire us to take positive personal action. We can blame our leaders, but the truth is, we must share some of the blame as well.
I hope you’ll pardon me for ending this letter so quickly, but I have something to do.
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