Keeping the Sacred Flame

One of the prime duties of FlameKeeping is to improve the Universe.  Of course, at the moment we’re rather limited in what parts of the universe we can reach, so practically, it’s a call to improve our world.  Our society.  But what does that mean, practically?

It means we cannot disengage.  It’s easy to say “this is not my problem” and step away.  It’s easy to say that what we do doesn’t matter, because there are so many people that surely someone else will pick up the slack.  We are busy, after all.  We have so many things to do.  Surely it doesn’t matter that we don’t recycle/vote/turn off lights/take the bus/look out for our neighbors/whatever.

Only problem is, we’re ALL doing it.  If one or two people coast, it’s not a big deal.  But we all coast to some extent.  One person is adamant about voting issues, but doesn’t look to their own community to help solve problems.  Another cares for the people around them, but throws away an astounding amount of waste that they don’t need to.  Etc.  (and in no way am I excluding myself from this!)

So what can we do?  Clearly, none of us is perfect, and no one can do everything perfectly.  But we can do a little more than we do, and then maybe a little more than that.  We can stop assuming someone else will do things.  We can look at our heroes as people to emulate, not impossible saints that we simply admire from afar.

We can be heroes to those around us, if we reach out and try.  And if we try hard enough?  We can be heroes to ourselves.

Questions
What have you done that’s heroic?  What would you like to do?
How do you improve the world around you?  What don’t you do?
How can you view the people around you as potential heroes, and nurture their heroism as well?