The Rule of Seven
And why it matters outside of marketing
“Oh, Jean, why do you think you can change the world?”
I don’t.
My heartfelt article on injustice is not going to make the MAGA crowd shout, “Jean, you are freakin’ amazing! Reading that piece made me cast aside all my prejudices! Oh, Lord, my mind has been opened!”
Of course, I don’t write for the MAGA folks, and I doubt any of them explore my wordsmithery. I write to soothe my own soul, to search for my tribe, and to open my mind to the viewpoints of others.
To be honest, I do also carry a smidgen of hope that my words will open the doors in the minds of others, even if just a small crack, with the chain still locked.
I’m not trying to sway anyone to follow the gospel according to Jean. That would be scary shit! There is no gospel of Jean; anyone who adheres strictly to their own opinions, no variance allowed, is not to be trusted.
But, by publishing a few stories every week, mostly about injustice, awareness, and capitalist greed, I hope that those who feel a kinship in the quest to make the world a better place, might take a step towards activism.
As Ray Katz writes in this article, if maybe one of 8 people on Earth, worked for change, we could accomplish so much.
