• Tensions have been building between co-workers, and neither of them is taking steps to change the situation.
• There has been a controversial proposal before the planning commission in one woman's community, and it troubles her. Still, she hasn't made any effort to learn more about it, to work to improve it, or to defeat it.
• For some time a young man has been troubled by the lack of quality entertainment these days, yet he can't bring himself to change his entertainment habits.
