So many times society wants to sugarcoat the important issues, to look the other way, to downplay what's really going on in the world. People are kept in the dark about what's going on so issues such as child abuse, domestic violence, rape, suicide, bullying, etc. get ignored. No one wants to talk about those things because they don't want to acknowledge that such horrible cruelty can be happening around us but yet sadly these things happen every single day behind closed doors and even in front of us. Some don't want to get involved or say anything simply because to them, it's so much easier to stay out of it and they believe it is not their place to interfere. Yet I say that when it comes to saving lives, when it comes to life and death situations, when it comes to innocent human beings getting hurt, it is our place to say something when we know about it. Otherwise those who say nothing at all while knowing what's going on are silent accomplices to the crimes. That is why it's important that we stand and fight together, that we break the silence that holds so many hostages and imprisons so many innocent souls, silencing their voices forever, that's why we must speak out and shed light on the truth, to break down those walls because the only way change will ever happen in the world is if we are willing to take action, to unite together, to step up and take charge, to say enough is enough and to do something about the things going on, the things that are important! Because unless we are willing to fight back, unless we are willing to challenge society and their rules, unless we're willing to do our part to protect the innocent, unless we are willing to do something, then we will never see change take place for change is when someone dares to take action against the evil going on in this world, when they refuse to keep quiet, and when they stand up for what's right against what's wrong even if it means standing alone because they are willing to fight for justice and to expose what goes on, to reveal the truth that others are too afraid to acknowledge and to let their voice be heard loud and clear since they have the courage and strength to confront the issues that society hides and refuse to play along with society's games. It's time to shatter those glass houses people live in and let our voices be heard. For unless those glass houses are shattered and those walls are torn down, fear will always win, blinding people to the truth about the important issues going on, about the suffering people endure and the violence that sweeps this country as well as the world. Everything is not all right when people are hurting, when innocent lives are lost, destroyed, and broken, when there's so much suffering going on and no one wants to do a thing about it. It's time for us to break that silence, to stand up and not be afraid, to not give a damn about what society says, and to challenge their lies with the truth. For we who have survived through things such as abuse know very well how silence becomes our enemy and never our friend and how silence is never the answer to solving any of this. We as survivors bear the scars inflicted upon us in our own personal battles and now it's our time to stand up, speak out, and know that our voices matter and that we can lead the way for others to follow by getting out there and sharing our own stories. We're not in this alone for we are all in this fight together.
-Jenna Kandyce Linch
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