Personally I think apathy is one of the worst feelings. Not hot, not cold. Not mad, not happy. Just floating mindlessly in a grey area. Not sure of anything, but not unsure either. Confused, but too tired to figure out why. Lost, but sort of okay with it. Unhappy, but not enough to change anything.
Sometimes I wonder if Jesus ever felt apathetic. You read time and time again of Jesus’ undying passion, of his richeous anger, of his deep and incomprehensible love.
Did he ever lose that? Maybe just for a moment?
I know this about Jesus: he cares, even for people who don’t.
That’s all apathy is really: I don’t care.
It’s okay for the time being to not care about something. But you can’t let it extend its stay. Don’t let it turn into “that doesn’t matter” and then to “nothing really matters”. That’s when it becomes dangerous. When it could ruin relationships or turn into unfulfilled potential.
It could make you jaded and cold. That’s the last thing Jesus wants for us. Never allow apathy to take up more room than love. Than passion. Than Jesus.
Feel the boredom, then find your spark again. Create art, talk to strangers, love someone or lots of someone’s. Never settle in that state of “whatever”. Turn it into something greater than yourself.
