There's something burning somewhere. Does anybody care? Is anybody there?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker senses a crisis and questions if anyone else notices or cares.
- In plain terms
- Something is wrong and nobody seems to notice.
- What can you take from it?
- Crisis often meets collective indifference.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What fire are you ignoring?
- Who else feels this urgency?
Another view
Sometimes there is no crisis, just perception of one.
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