I recently had occasion to meet yet another person that shamelessly could not care less about the work they are doing. I say yet another because this trait is so common that we are all bound to meet these people regularly. I imagine these people did not start out this way, but enough ambition proactively applied results in either satisfying success or, more often, frustrating struggle and even failure. Maybe these folks have had one failure too many? As mentioned in the post about liars, some just resort to fantasy as a replacement for reality. However for those folks that feel resigned to nothing greater than just showing up I must say: How Boring!

William Provine, the Cornell University Professor that declared that if God existed then life would be boring, had it wrong. What is boring is living a cowardly existence where our first priority is job security. As believers in The Living God how can we live like that and be faithful? Taking chances for good reasons is a sign of faith.

Sure, an atheist can say and do such things. For them #1 is themselves. However, even Mr. Provine clearly demonstrated passion for his own misguided convictions. So how much more of an insult when a believer throws up their hands and surrenders to a life of insignificance?

Please don’t let a few stumbles cause you to sit out. There are infinite possible accomplisments in any given day. Be passionate, be willing to care. If you’re like me and suffer from the stress of caring that’s not a sign to quit, it’s a sign that you may have neglected something else that you also should care about.

Didn’t Jesus warn us that life was tough sometimes? If it seems like the world hates you it may be because you are doing something right! I prefer the road less travelled, the road of passion. I choose to be one of the people that care.