“I’d love to change the world,
But I don’t know what to do,
So I leave it up to you.”
– “I’d Love to Change the World” Ten Years After

Most of my life the lyrics above summed up what I thought about the world’s problems. I wanted to help and make a difference, but I always felt overwhelmed about how to go about it. This inevitably lead to me thinking that the politicians that I helped elect would do it for me. I left it up to them and trusted them to do what was right.

I now know that was a mistake.

You cannot simply vote once a year, engage in political conversations with like minded friends, and complain about the the current state of politics. These things will not create change nor better our society. All this will do is distract and frustrate you.

So how do you create change? By organizing with other people. When you team up with other people you bring your voice and talents to that organization. You allow it to see issues in a new light. At the same time the ideas and changes you believe in are examined by your peers. They will help to bolster or expand your thoughts so that they become stronger. This will increase the volume of your voice, and a louder voice is necessary in order to be heard in modern politics.

That is why I wanted to join The New Wisdom. I want to become more involved and more informed. I still don’t know entirely what to do, but I do know that I won’t leave it solely in the hands of the politicians anymore.