I just picked up the latest issue of my favorite youth culture mag. RELEVANT. They have a big promo for their soon to come reject apathy camaign. It occurs to me it is cool to be-an activist. It's like when all of a sudden the jocks from highschool discover that it's cool to bring books to university....chicks like a guy with brains syndrome. From what I can tell it didn't help them get better marks.....studying did.
Truth is.....character isn't formed by cool. Lots of good things happen because of cool. Live AID, Bono using fame for the poor. But the poor are still poor, the apathetic are still apathetic-cool won't cut it. We will. On the other hand we can hope for development. Donate millions in aid. I heard that a local highschool (PROPS to John F Ross) raised $50,000 for mosquito nets. Unfortunately from my experience they sit as drapes on most of my friends huts in Africa, or used as tea strainers. As my friend Thelma says, 'without Jesus there is no development.'
But if you haven't heard.....It is cool to care. Care enough to change your heart.
