“That’s just the way it is. Some things will never change.”
One of my favorite albums from the 80s is Bruce Hornsby, The Way It Is. I used to listen to this entire album over and over, and to this day, I know the lyrics to every song. The album captured a feeling of middle-class America with the struggles and simple joys that life can offer.
The Way It Is captures a sense of hopelessness when it comes to things getting better. How many times do we say to ourselves that some things will never change? We need to accept how things are. People become stagnant in their hope and desire to grow as individuals or change society’s mentality.
The individual should never accept the status quo. This stagnation is what causes people to sit and stew in this sense of hopelessness that leads to apathy and despair.
It is our moral responsibility to take control of the situation and be a changing force. We control the narrative, that is, we drive the ship. When people let the current drive the vessel, we will usually end up in a place that will not bring real joy or happiness. Going “with the flow” and letting others lead us gives a sense of hollow happiness. I dare say, it is pure apathy. Avoiding the initiative, it is much easier to let someone else lead the way.
Lazy ethics.
It is “the way it is” because we let it be that way. Ignoring will not justify you nor your actions.
Things can change.
Insurrection Of The Mind 