You know what i find the most amazing about life? Well the fact we don't understand the importance of the things around us. The things we are able to do we simply do not acknowledge. The fact we are able to eat and swallow, that we can laugh, cry, use the loo, sing, love and tell someone we love them is so much looked down upon and disregarded. If only we'd realize there are people out there that'll give just about anything to have the opportunity we have, then maybe...just maybe we'll count our blessings. Today's documentary on obesity had a 600 pound morbidly obese man say he would give anything just to be able to walk down the streets again. Thinking about it, i just walked in from the shops and didn't give it a second thought...why should i? It's just something i should be able to do! (note: heavy sarcasm)
Haiti has lost 100,000 people and counting from the earthquake that rocked the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital city. Imagine that number of people dieing in a single day. After shocks are still killing people, children are left without guardians, roaming the streets with no one to care for them, families are wiped out. In a country of just above 9 million citizens, 3 million people will be directly affected and could need emergency aid. That's 1 out of 3 Haitians...that's huge! I think one way or another we can all relate to the Pain of Haiti, loss, bereavement, fear for both now and the future, uncertainty...we have all lost a loved one haven't we, a father, friend, husband, wife, partner, child, grandmother??? We sometimes feel betrayed by the same people we hold at the epicenter of our lives, by the people we trust. Its very important that we not only understand what pain the Haitians are going through, but we feel it, its not just a breaking news, its the breaking news of the lives of thousands of people, dreams and all. I am humbled by the aid and support poured into this nation, my hope in humanity is restored each time i hear how much a country has donated to support Haiti. In reverse, the unfortunate deaths of the UN workers who have given up their lives to serve other people breaks my heart.
My heart goes out to all of you Haitians, if your pain can be numbered as the sand on the sea shore i will only have felt a grain of what fate has dealt upon you. I pray that God in his infinite love and mercy will see you through this very difficult time.
I also hope the media does not lose interest in this country. For whilst it is only but a breaking news or just another story to cover and improve ratings,beneath the rumble (no pun intended) lies a small Caribbean nation, rocked by one of the worst Humanitarian crisis known to man. I know that in spite whatever lies ahead the future will be brighter.
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