"It is the duty of an educated man to state the obvious"

                                          -William Shakespeare

       I will add to Mr. Shakespeare's quote if I may.  It is the duty of an educated person to state the obvious even if the obvious is something no one else wants to admit.  I would go even further to say especially if the obvious is something no one else wants to admit.  There are many truths in the world that people simply brush over, or ignore completely, but that doesn't make them any less of the truth.

So why did I just rant about the obvious?  Because it has been something weighing on my mind recently, something that I just can't shake.   This thinking was inspired by Pope Francis and his Apostolic Exhortation.  He focuses so much on helping the poor and needy before ourselves.  Honestly it made me feel bad because here I am just finishing four full years of expensive education and I haven't made a difference in any impoverished persons livelihood at all.  But that is when the Shakespeare quote came to me, and I realized it says educated man.  I am looking at it now in a more positive light.  The reason that I received an education perhaps this wonderful is in fact to realize the problems in this world, and maybe, just maybe to help fix them.  There's not much I really can do at the moment, but as my life continues I can help more. 

This brings me to my second point.  Why are those who can, not helping more right now?