One of things I absolutely cannot stand is the state of apathy in our society. ‘I don’t care’, ‘It’s not my problem’, ‘Deal with it’, ‘I can’t do anything about it’ – phrases such as these only feed this indifferent mentality that we shouldn’t work to change the inequities of our society. Especially in the western world, the notion of independence – of ‘every man for himself’ – supports the excuse that society as a collective has no business dealing with the troubles of the individual. Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, but hard work alone cannot move someone up the socio-economic ladder if the necessary resources aren’t there to support that someone in the first place. The commonplace ‘Rags-to-Riches’ fairy tale is often told but rarely seen. The truth of the matter is, there are people in need of help in the developed world as well as the developing world. Some can’t survive without some support. Indifference is just an excuse to turn a blind eye towards them.