I Don't Participate in Outrage

"I don't participate in outrage."

– Trevor Noah

I sometimes feel frustrated that the world is not how I would like it to be.

But I don't participate in outrage.

I sometimes feel angry at current events.

But I don't participate in outrage.

I sometimes get overwhelmed at our inability to create a more just and equitable world at scale.

But I don't participate in outrage.

I sometimes am tempted to yell and scream and cuss and accuse and cancel and belittle.

But I don't participate in outrage.

I don't pass judgment on people who participate in outrage. I can understand the lure of outrage. I can appreciate the circumstances that lead to outrage. I don't deny that outrage is often justified.

But I don't participate in outrage.

I sometimes am tempted to participate in outrage. I sometimes want to participate in outrage. I sometimes wonder if perhaps I SHOULD participate in outrage.

But I don't participate in outrage.

I don't condemn outrage. I don't condone outrage. I see outrage manifest in all kinds of ways in all kinds of people in all kinds of contexts for all kinds of reasons.

But I don't participate in outrage.

Outrage is all around us. It envelops us. It consumes us. It can dominate our lives if we let it .

That's why I don't participate in outrage.