To motivate

Belém,  December 30th 2012.



My brother asked me other day when I mentioned the updating of my blog: What's its goal? Is it generic or specific? I was thinking of its first post for a while and I reassured its aim. Discuss about  various themes, but with a common background: Motivate people. But why? For what?
Today I can't see people with hope and confidence that things will change. Not even, with the tought  that they are responsible to improve things. In our homes, circles of friends, job environment and  other groups where we meet people, it's seen that maybe an addicted (sorry if the translation is not suitable), where "things are the way they, maybe unfair, wrong, but that's they're like this..."and when realizing it maybe people feel disable where it can be thought "who am I to do something?" "there's no dead hero: Why exposed yourself?""I won't change the world. forget it"
I remember the antipenultimate campaing for mayor here in Belém. One of the candidates mentioned that the responsibility of keeping clean the city was of city hall alone, and the people, citizens had nothing to do with this task. Who know Belém did realize an amount of channels across the city and that during rain they overflow and flood due to the trash thrown in it. Of cours it doesn't happen in Belém alone... but what draw my attention was the fact that not only with this comment of the candidate, but with many general issues understand that keeping the streets clean as well as other public affairs, is not their role and that the city are not them, but the mayor, the alderman, and that theirs is the responsibility of solving all of the city's problems. Consequently, maybe people think that the change of the things is part of the people in strategic levels job. After all, "they got the power in their hands" and "who am I to do something?"
Maybe it's necessary a thought like: "I am a citizen. I develop this city I work, I create a network of services, I purchase things i sell things, etc. I study, I search, I argue, I am corrected, I learn, I teach, etc. I have friends, I visit them, we go out to have fun, we travel, we meet other people, etc. I build networks. I can talk, I can instigate others to reflect on many issues. would this interaction serve to promote new ideas? new values? Of course, a swallow alone doesn't make summer (brazilian popular saying), but one can motivate other to leave the nest, warm, comfortable so that this task may be accomplished.
We certainly have around us such questions involving us everytime. Have you thinking of exercise this motivational cycle? It may not be simple, or convenient, but the results may be positively surprising. How about starting?