"Don't react, respond."

It was a simple quote requoted by our lecturer but it holds a great meaning. It reminded me of us Social Networkers (Facebook, Twitter, Blogger etc), who are so fast at 'reacting' compared to 'responding'. For every single sensational issue that made the news, or those that sometimes didn't, our fingertips are so quick to hit that 'share' button and sometimes, we add our own opinion to that matter before even thinking of what might happen as a result of our fast 'reaction'. We never cared to think that some would actually have to pay a great price just as a result of us pushing that one button. That's the problem; we never think before doing anything. As a result, everything we do is a 'reflex'. If the reflex is good, that's fine, but if it's not, then well, you can guess what happens next. Example, the school canteen issue. I was smirking to myself when I saw it made the front news because it happened as I predicted. I have lost faith in humanity at times but I tried not to. After all, it's a mistake that most of us took for granted and I have no right to place a terminal judgment on these people. So do not yell when you see a roach lingering. Take a broom and swipe it off the floor. And this is just an analogy. You see, when you're reacting, the problem is still there, it won't go away just by you typing angry comments and throwing aggressive multiple shares. It would just anger more people that would, just like you, resolve to fast typing rather than using their brain to think of the BIG picture. Same goes to other things. You see the poor, donate. You see the oppressed, you try to think how you will be able to make a difference in their lives. 

Reacting does not solve anything, but unfortunately, this is what most of us do. Start responding. We might actually make the change that we wanted to see.

6 more days till Ramadhan ends. May we come out of Ramadhan erased of all our past sins. Ameen.