Regular And Ongoing

You may hear someone speak on the news who you think has a good point.

When it comes to making a lasting social change, such as in relation to religious tolerance, it is critical to remember that this involves regular and ongoing work.  It is not a one-time endeavor. For example, a one-time project with a great message, such as a good book, can make an impact, but if popular books going forward have a different message, the other books will tend to have a dominant effect on what messages dominate mainstream thinking on that topic.

 

Likewise, you might hear someone speak on the news that has something to say that you think sounds really good.  However, that person’s voice and what they say might fade from your memory within a week or less if you never hear that person speak again.  In some cases, we do see, read, or hear something that sticks, and it can even change the rest of our lives, but the general tendency concerning how outward influences affect our lives is for the more common and ongoing influences to be what is regularly on our minds. 

 

If many people tend not to like hearing others mention God in public places, seeing a one-time appearance on the news by a thoughtful religious persona might cause some people to reflect on their ideas about the subject, but that probably won’t be enough to change what they think without any similar influence coming into their lives thereafter.  However, regularly seeing people talk about the topic of religious intolerance in the news and other forms of media causes deeper and ongoing reflection that can encourage people to change what they think and hold to that new way of thinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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