Holding the Door Open

I aspire to be surrounded by people that never stop helping others, whether that be giving money to charitable groups, mentoring younger individuals or simply holding the door open for others.  Some members in our society are more concerned with monetary gains and success than they are with those around them.  Our local news has been plagued lately with the stories about businesses and businesspersons unjustly affecting others. 
Despite, the discouraging news about self-seeking individuals there are many in our community that continue to be self-deprecating.

As a community, we must be encouraged to promote the (now presumed) minority of people who hold doors open for others.  According to John Stuart Mill, as power is given to a distinct group, it is inevitable that another group or individual then relinquish that power. I contend that our society has given some power to those who are more concerned with their own personal gain than encouraging and promoting others to progress society.  Mill’s fear is the complete suppression of such a minority group will stop the progression of improving life. 

If you currently are not in a situation that benefits society as a whole for the progression of improving life, I encourage you to begin doing it now.  Find a person in your business that you can mentor, have a conversation with your neighbor or simple say hello to someone while holding the door open.  The leadership you display through these simple acts will empower others to do the same.  And if we stop progressing these acts and allow them to disintegrate further, what will become of our community?  Mill states, “A people, it appears, may be progressive for a certain length of time, and then stop: when does it stop? When it ceases to possess individuality.” It is when the individual is silenced by the power of the majority that the evolution of change ends.