I’m part of a writing (industry) organization.
Recently, I posted
about a serious issue,
a big issue,
an issue we need to tackle
or it will cause problems
for all of us.
I stated the facts,
outlining the situation,
and mentioned a possible solution
(what, I feel, is
the ONLY solution).
No one said anything.
Another writer then posted
about a trivial issue,
an issue I could solve
with a mere Google search.
It was like everyone breathed
a collective sigh of relief.
Hundreds of people posted
about the easy issue.
The difficult issue
isn’t going away.
The next time I address it,
it will have grown in size.
Soon,
it will be ‘solved’ by other entities
and we won’t like that solution.
Avoiding the difficult problem
doesn’t make it go away.
Tackle it today.