Civic Duties

Civic duties. To me a civic duty is the responsibility that is rested upon everyone's shoulders as they come into this world. Whether or not we take on these responsibilities is another topic altogether. The purpose of civic duties are this: to clean up our own mess, but along with that finding ways to better take care of ourselves, which includes the nature that we are a part of. (really when I say take care of ourselves, it should mean the entire world, but we as a people separate ourselves from all else, because we are life's special treat right?) How well you do your duty, or how far you take the idea of responsibility will make all the difference in what comes out of it. We apply this idea every day. The idea of pushing ones self in order to move past limits and create room for change. So this is really about doing your duty. Although duty sounds taxing, its really just a word. You could say that you're just here to help out and enjoy the ride. It doesn't matter. What does matter is whether or not you participate, because many hands makes light work. In our minds, there's no such thing as light work. You have the workers and non-workers and thats it. The idea of WORK becomes a stressing and hard task, something to dread. As Alan Watts says
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” Man, if we could all realize this, life would seem much less negative and civic duties would no need words or acknowledgement. These duties would be life and a better one indeed.