Good Intentions

From the May/June 2006 issue of MCC's A Common Place Magazine:

"While speaking out on faith-based concerns about public policy can be a powerful means of Christian witness, only 5 percent of Americans communicate with their representatives in government, according to the MCC Washington Office. A mere 1 percent contact their representatives on matters beyond self-interest to focus on the hurting people of the world.

Why do we so often stop short of actually doing something instead of just talking about it?