Friday, December 15, 2006

APATHY OR INDIFFERENCE? — by Steve Nadis

Last night my wife proudly announced that one of her New Year’s resolutions was to become more involved in our daughter’s elementary school. She had been moved by an email sent yesterday by the principal noting that not enough parents were volunteering for essential tasks. “That’s kind of sad, don’t you think?” she asked.

“It is sad,” I agreed. “I saw that email but didn’t bother to read it.” I’m not ordinarily so callous but I’ve been a bit, shall we say, “overextended” lately.

The exchange reminded me of a conversation I had with my father many years ago when he was attempting to impart a life lesson on a callow youth. Son, he said, do you know the difference between ignorance and apathy? To which I replied: “I don’t know and I don’t care.”

Posted by Snake at 14:53:21
Comments

6 Responses to “APATHY OR INDIFFERENCE? — by Steve Nadis”

  2. Snake says:
    December 15, 2006 at 12:51 pm

    Are you speaking in a basketball context or that of drumming?

  3. zardoz says:
    December 15, 2006 at 4:46 pm

    MY HAT OFF TO YOUR FATHER…=Z=

  4. Snake says:
    December 15, 2006 at 4:56 pm

    thanks Z, he deserves it…

  5. marco polo says:
    December 15, 2006 at 8:08 pm

    You REALLY replied like that?
    He musta had a good laugh…
    (or smacked ya upside the head)

  6. Snake says:
    December 15, 2006 at 10:02 pm

    It says “Mostly True.” There might have been a little poetic license in the telling…

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