I was just thinking to myself about the simple things in life that we enjoy, this could be safety, freedom, supply of money, running water, friends, family, clothes, places to learn.
So much of the time we take these things for granted. We live in the half of the world in which we do not really need to worry about the ‘simple things’.
For our brothers and sisters, in the other half of the world, these simple things are necessities but yet they are complex. These things do not come easily.
How often do we actually try to understand the situations that these people are in…..i don’t mean think about, i mean REALLY understand.
What is the difference we can make? How can we help these people to have a bit of stability in their lives? How can we do these things without making ourselves think that we are doing an amazing thing which, in fact, we have a responsibility to do?
How do we justify going to these countries on holiday and not to go and try and make a difference?
hmmmm, many things to ponder. I do know that we shouldn’t just think bout these situations but we need to act, this may be a simple act such as sponsoring a child etc but it may be that we need to seriously think about the way that we live our lives, the impact that we are making on these countries + not necessarily for the good of these people.
I know i just witter, if someone can make more sense of this situation i would be glad to chat.
