King K Unfiltered

Where was the community before the tragedy? It is becoming an all-too-familiar pattern. Someone dies. A family is devastated. A community is shaken. Suddenly, everyone has something to say. The condolences start pouring in. The photographs are shared. The candlelight vigils are organized. The fundraising begins. The speeches are made. People who barely acknowledged one another yesterday suddenly come together in solidarity. But I have one question: WHERE WERE WE BEFORE? Where were we when the warning signs were there? Where were we when someone needed guidance, intervention, support, or simply somebody willing to listen? Where were we when greed was replacing compassion, selfishness was replacing responsibility, and silence was allowing problems to grow? Why does it take a funeral to bring people together when a conversation, a helping hand, or an act of courage might have made a difference? We have become exceptionally good at responding to tragedy and disturbingly comfortab...

We keep telling people to improve themselves, raise better children, attend educational workshops, become more involved in their communities, and build stronger families. But when exactly are they supposed to do all of this? During their lunch break? There is something seriously wrong with the way we have structured modern society, and the longer we pretend otherwise, the more expensive the consequences become. Let me paint a picture. A government department announces an important financial literacy workshop. Time: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. A parenting seminar is being hosted to help families communicate better with their children. Time: Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. An entrepreneurship workshop designed to help ordinary people improve their financial circumstances. Time: Thursday, 2:00 p.m. And who are these workshops intended to help? Working people! The same working people who are expected to be at their jobs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Now, unless somebody ha...