truth from ani d.

you can talk a great philosophy
but if you can't be kind to people
every day
it doesn't mean that much to me
it's the little things you do
the little things you say
it's the love you give along the way

i couldn't say it better (which is obviously why i quote ani d., and don't try). but seriously, i am tired of people preaching all the right ideas, doing awesome work for the world and people they have never met, and then being assholes to the people in their everyday lives. i know no one is perfect, and i know it is easier to care and be compassionate in the abstract. i don't claim that i am above this. but i do expect people who outwardly preach for social change and human responsibility to one another to act out those values as much as they possibly can in their daily lives. too often, that doesn't happen. maybe i am naive to just be coming to this realization. but, it doesn't match up in my head, and it keeps me up at night. it's not fair. so stop it. please.