AN EXCAPE FROM INDIFFERENCE.

To my mind our modern 21 st century societies are to some extent characterised by

indifference. It is a state when people do not care about what is happening around
them. A selfish attitude may lead to not reacting to seeing an accident or a person in.
pain. It goes without saying that people don’t focus on the lives of people around
them. What causes such non-empathic behaviour?
Indifference may stem from the fact that in current world people are overstimulated by
tragic stories seen in media. News about dramatic accidents or hazardous crimes
appear on our screens so often that we got used to them. In comparison to all of
these news small everyday misfortune of a friend, or especially a stranger don’t
evoke even a slightest compassion, because we see worse things happening daily. On
the top of that, people are extremely addicted to their phones. That blocks them
from being present and reacting in a situation. This way, other people’s misfortune
doesn’t get our attention.
To combat this severe problem people should break away from the digital world and start
living more in presence. By experiencing the reality, coexisting, and creating
connections with others we will relearn the lost need to respond to another person’s
misfortune.
To conclude indifference is a massive flaw of our society. It is fortunate that it can easily
overcome it by putting our smartphones aside, escaping from the vastness of tragic
news in media and existing with people in reality.