Why do I care?

I remember being told not long ago, "I'm trying to figure out why you care."
The comment came at me based on a discussion about my feelings on formula being made 'by prescription only'.  Now- this post isn't about that specific subject, so don't fret. I'm not going to talk about that really at all. But rather, the 'why' I care.

And I answer that now with a return question-
Why does anyone care about anything not directly affecting or concerning them?

Why should American's care about disasters in other countries? It doesn't affect us.
Why should breastfeeding mothers nationwide care about the one woman at Target who was asked to leave because she was nursing in public? It didn't affect them!
Why should inactivists care who chooses to circumcise their son? It's not their child, it's not their penis.
Why should pro-lifers care about the baby that is aborted? It's not their baby, it's not their body.
Why do Christians care whether or not other people are saved? They're going to heaven, so who cares if anyone else does?
Why should I care what another mother feeds her baby? It's not my baby.

And what steps are we taking to make things we care about go 'our way'?
Sending people to other countries to help them rebuild, and asking congress to send money to aid as well.
Having nurse-ins at Targets nationwide to raise awareness that nursing in public is OK, and asking lawmakers to pass laws protecting breastfeeding mothers.
Spreading information about the dangers of circumcision, and asking insurance companies to stop covering the procedure.
Protesting abortion clinics, and asking lawmakers to make it an illegal procedure as well as congress to no longer provide funding to the clinics.
Sharing the word, testifying about the miracles we've seen or had happen in our lives, and asking God to save their souls.
Petitioning lawmakers to make formula 'by prescription only', and forcing doctors to inform parents about the dangers of their choice.

So why is my thing I care about any less important than these other things other people care about?
Surely there is something that YOU care about, even if it doesn't directly affect you, that makes you stand against the wind and protest!

But why?
Why do YOU care? Why do I care?

It's because we see an injustice being done. We see uneducated choices being made. We see something that feels or looks wrong to us, and we want to help make it right.

So to answer the above questions more specifically-


Why should American's care about disasters in other countries? It doesn't affect us.
-Because we see the pain and horror of the destruction and death and we feel sympathy.

Why should breastfeeding mothers nationwide care about the one woman at Target who was asked to leave because she was nursing in public? It didn't affect them!
-Because it is an injustice that she was harassed, and Target needs to train their employees to keep their mouths shut.

Why should inactivists care who chooses to circumcise their son? It's not their child, it's not their penis.
-Because it is that baby's body, not yours, and HIS choice to decide whether or not to perform life altering, cosmetic surgery on him- NOT YOURS.

Why should pro-lifers care about the baby that is aborted? It's not their baby, it's not their body.
-Because it is that baby's life, not yours to choose whether it lives or dies. If you didn't want to get pregnant, you should not have had sex.

Why do Christians care whether or not other people are saved? They're going to heaven, so who cares if anyone else does?

-Because we care about all people, just as Jesus did. And we want all people to be saved and go to Heaven, and reap the benefits of life after death.

Why should I care what another mother feeds her baby? It's not my baby.
-Because formula companies are only in it for the money, not for the love of feeding a child. So they make mistakes. They put crap in their product that is unhealthy for babies- even dangerous. And so many moms simply have no idea. They don't realize what they are putting in their children, and, according to doctors it's perfectly safe- sometimes even better, because they can measure it.



No matter the topic, I think everyone should care about something enough to fight for it.
And NOT be told they are 'wasting their precious time'. If it's time spent doing something I feel is important, why is it a waste?

God fitted us with compassion and mercy. And I believe He wants us to use those tools to help others.
And I think I, for one, am going to continue attempting to educate people on these things. And I am going to continue petitioning our lawmakers to make changes.
And you should too.