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The time to act is now.  If you've been sitting on the fence for some time, mulling over in your mind something that you know in your heart of hearts is going to make a positive difference in the world, debating how or even whether to help a friend get through an unexpected illness, volunteering some time at the local soup kitchen, visiting a nursing home, baking cookies for the new family on the block, please, don't wait any longer.  You will not be able to make a difference to anyone or anything when you're six feet under.   The world is desperate for all the help it can get and you, of all people, might just be the one to come to its rescue.  The World won't wait.  I don't have the answers as to why a just God allows butchers and murderers and terrorists and child molesters to exist on this planet.  I don't know why we have horrible diseases that attack the immune system, immobilize, paralyze and slowly kill its host.  I don't know why we experience pain and sorrow and remorse and regret.  I don't know why we have evil in so many forms, in so many places right now, continuing to exact huge tolls on innocent people.   Was it "the luck of the draw" that you were born into a free society while I was born into slavery?  I just don't know.  Did your genes create a tyrant while someone else's created a Christ?   I just don't know.  Change can come about quickly or take its time.  I don't know which one I prefer.  Some times, more than not, the reason we hesitate to put into action our plans is because some type of "change" is involved.  Change can be very painful.  We are afraid of severing ties; moving forward for fear we're doing the wrong thing, making the wrong decision so we hesitate.  Hesitation turns into weeks, weeks turn into months, months turn into years.  The decision making process can be a complicated one and may require us to throw off the old completely in order to make way for the new.   We may experience what is called  "small little deaths"  as we "grow into the new role we've opted for cautiously and slowly.  But shedding something we're familiar with, something we've grown accustomed to, something that fits like a kid glove can be daunting and downright terrifying.  It can be like death in a way because you're in uncharted territory, open water and exposed like never before.  You really let it all hang out and to be honest, you  really don't know what to expect.  Yes, you have high hopes and expectations but success is all going to hinge on how well you planned.  You've made the decision to alter (change) the path you've been on for so many years in favor of a new one.  This may not be easy as familiarity, jobs, families, feelings and relationships can be affected.   But you know you have to do something because doing nothing will not alter anything other than maintaining the status quo.  Is that what you're all about?  I didn't think so.  You have a calling, you are being summoned.  Do the right thing.  You know who you are--

No one knows what he can do until he tries - Pubilius Syrus

 "If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold onto. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve".  - Lao Tzu
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The World can't wait
Get out there and participate
You may stumble
You may fall
You're only human, after all
The World can't wait
The time is over for debate
The World is hurting
That's All of Us
Stop the whining
Stop the fuss
You are here with a Purpose
Lean on God
and Learn to Trust
You'll help yourself
That's All of Us