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10th April 2008

Determined Activism Versus Naysaysers: There’s Always A Critic

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Twice this week people have tried to discourage my activism.

They can’t discourage me though, because I’m not smart enough to stop. If I were smart, I’d just focus on making more money for myself and getting out of debt; rather then spending so much time an energy trying to help others and trying to help make the world a better place. Yet, the moment I try to pull away, I’m drawn back to it. If my own self-interests haven’t discouraged me all these years, neither will the naysayers.

Naysayers never do anything; they just sit around talking about what can’t be done. And while they’re talking about what can’t be done, somebody else is out there doing it. I want to be counted in that number with the somebody elses.

Naysayers told Alan Bean in February of 2007 that he couldn’t do anything for six black boys charged with attempted murder in a small Louisiana town. Guess who’s getting the last laugh on that one?

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Don’t get me wrong, criticism can be good, and is often needed. But naysayers always criticize without offering alternative solutions. They criticise to keep you from striving; not ot help. They criticize to boost themselves up.

Being a critic is fine, again, if we don’t criticize bad practices then they’ll just go on; but be a helpful critic, not just an empty naysayer.

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  1. 1 On April 11th, 2008, MrsGrapevine said:

    I guess the naysayers know who they are.

    Well I know you are a hard working man that over extends his hand in so many different spheres, and I know you are certainly not on the sidelines. Don’t listen to the naysayers, sometimes you just have to do you, and take the lead. If people only knew how often you are willing to help others then they would be more likely to support your vision than knock it down. I don’t know the details, but I can see it affected you. So keep on doing what you’re doing, and I’ll brush your shoulders off.

  2. 2 On April 11th, 2008, D. Yobachi Boswell said:

    Thank you MrsG. I appreciate that you notice my williness to help.

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