Knowledge is Power

In the face of countless global affronts to justice, it can easily become overwhelming to begin to imagine understanding enough to bring even a single solution. More than overwhelming, it can become paralyzing.

Years of schooling have taught us not only to find the "right answer," but also to find the "right way" of getting to that answer. Even our workplaces expect us to "act right," to fit into the mold of that particular company or department, and it can be disorienting to find ourselves swimming in a sea of international, or even domestic, issues that seem to have no easy answers.

There are ways, though, to put edges and outlines on the map, even a color key and topographical features, if we give it enough time and thought.

The easiest way to clear off the hidden parts of the map is to find out what other people think, to find out if they can see lines that are invisible to you. Knowledge is power, and, in this case, that power can, sometimes, be enough to jolt us out of our paralysis, enough to help us find a next step to somewhere, anywhere.

There are documentaries that can be watched online for free (and completely legally) and alternative news agencies that cover stories from a different bent than that of major networks, and of course, YouTube, Google, and Wikipedia are your friend. Maybe I'm just a nerd, but search engines are happy things.