Indifference

"The opposite of Love is not hate, but indifference." - C.S. Lewis

Do you know the deffinition to indifference? I looked it up and according to dictionary.com it means this: 1. Lack of intrest, or concern. 2. unimportance 3. mediocre quality, mediocrity.
The Antynyms for this word: eagerness, responsiveness.

My best friend shared this quote with me the other day, and it started a wave in me. An awareness of the carelessness of the current world and myself , I couldn't count how many times i hear, " I don't care," or " it doesn't matter to me," in a day. And even though phrases like this are used in response to choosing a resturaunt to eat at and what color your mom is painting the walls in her bathroom. Does that matter?

But i realized that this innocent phrases aren't just used in situations like this, they carry over to bigger things. The other day I had a conversation with a co-worker, about the future of the world being carried out by the kids we work with and his response was, "i just stopped careing." But shouldn't we care?

Where do we draw the line, when do we stop caring, and when do we actually care enough, to make something happen. I haven't figured it out yet.

If God is Love, and the opposite is indifference, lack of interest or concern, i don't want to be the opposite, we are made to love.

"And above all things have feverent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8, Proverbs 10:12

I want that deep love God has for us, an eager, a responsive Love. And that's the kind of love i want to give.