Annoying Indifference

It is perhaps true that when people don't love a person, an endeavor, an upcoming event, or sort of that they tend to just stay half-hearted, less motivated, and simply won't care much about it.

They embrace the attitude of "come what may". Just waiting for what will happen without acting on what can be done.

It is very challenging and equally frustrating when people displays annoying indifference to an endeavor or a cause. 

Like what I feel last night when I realized the lack of support of my batch mates (except for those who really care, I can count them) to our goals. It pains me thinking our being slow in executing our plans and taking actions despite constant reminders for the concerned people.


As their assigned "Batch Chairman" for the 2014 2nd HS Homecoming, I felt helpless at some point about a certain thing which could have been done few weeks back or even a month back. Helpless because I've been so faithful in reminding and facilitating them but our actions are far more worse than a snail's pace.

It bothers me and some pro-active batch mates because we have this agreement to help two of our batch mates who are currently in bad health conditions but our help until now is no where in sight. Health condition is a serious thing and it cannot wait. Time passes by. Sickness can quickly turn worse if medical attention won't be applied promptly. Yet, even until now that promise is yet to be realized.

How can an endeavor to a cause be achieved if annoying indifference is swimming in an ocean full of less motivated people who shows compassion but action is clearly in its hiatus?

Above is a confronting question that I can hardly address. I don't even know where to collect my confidence as a leader. Obviously, my self-esteem goes down.

I firmly believe that the strength of a leader lies in the core of how motivated his members are. Members can inspire a leader to move forward, to push through, to get going despite some constraints. Obstacles can pose a threat but it can't harm a group assembled in unity. 

But where is unity? Perhaps division is present and unity is still striding far somewhere and is still needed to anchor in each of our hearts.

On a side note, a leader's failure can also be attributed to indifference members are showing. And surpassing a goal is so far if division retrogrades a leader.

I have done and have been doing my part to exhort all of them, to let them feel that I'm worthy of the position they assigned me. 

Yet at the end of the day, without them the leader in me is equal to nothing.  A leader in me will be rendered incapacitated. A leader in me dies down. And a leader in me won't succeed to the goals set which should supposedly advancing now.

Everyone must remember that this endeavor needs a collaborative effort.

Until we erase the cancer of indifference nothing can be achieved.