Taking things for granted

When we are so used to having clean water come out of the tap, we can forget that this is a modern-day miracle.

The same is true about democracy. That we all can take for granted that institutional power has a purpose. Because these places didn’t always have it. Now, of course, that power can be abused. No question. But there is a balance in power and accountability that cannot be achieved when complacency takes hold.

Power always goes unchecked when we ignore what is happening.