"You all laugh at me like I'm not happy
With anything, anytime, anywhere.
But the half of me's all about apathy
And the other half just doesn't care."

I recently heard someone speaking on bullies. This response led me to give the subject more research, being a homeschooler. The consensus is to just ignore the problem. The more I read, the more it became evident that this is commonly considered the best solution.

It struck me. This is not courage. This is not bravery. This is Stoicism.

Stoicism is simply an extreme form of apathy. It is to be apathetic even to the point of not caring what happens to oneself. It is, in a nutshell, disregarding everything and judging everything to have no value.

How arrogant!

If the almighty Creator of all things deems us to be of enough value to send His only Son as a repayment for our transgressions, how can we claim that nothing has value?

Do we really suppose our understanding to be greater than the Lord of Hosts? Do we really elevate our intellect above the King of Glory who created all things and who alone knows and understands all things?

However, take heed; do not think too highly of yourself! You have value only because God assigns value to you. You only have the worth that God gives to us in His love.

But we do have this worth! Let us not be consumed by apathy. Let us instead turn to God in times of strife or pain!

I would presume to correct the speaker: the correct response to threats is to express God's love! Our life belongs to God. It is not ours to throw away or disregard; It is His, with which to glorify Himself!

Let us not be careless stewards of His gift of life. Let us bring glory to Him in all things. Let our words praise His majesty, our actions express His love, and our hearts rejoice at His mercy.

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body." --- 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.