I have a few things to say about the news today.
Be excited. =)
First:
Why should we read news articles and watch endless videos about the terrible destruction that might hit our east coast? It seems the journalists and reporters want to scare us half to death calling it a "Frankenstorm" and comparing it to the movie, "The Perfect Storm."
Now I agree, it will be sad if millions of people's lives are interrupted and devastated by a giant storm.
But we've totally missed the point that it already hit Haiti and Cuba - our needy neighbors.
The lucky citizens of our East Coast have some combination of bank accounts, beach homes, vehicles to drive inland for the weekend (like a mini-vacation!), car insurance, home insurance, flood insurance, and (if all else fails) state and federal governments who will send rescue helicopters to fish them off their roofs.
The people of Haiti and Cuba have none of those options. I think of the thousands of people living in tent cities in Haiti since the earthquake (how many years ago?) with little more than the clothes on their backs and the cardboard over their heads.
Talk about devastation.
Second:
Along the same lines.
The news people seem to be bragging this morning that the presidential candidates have spend two BILLION dollars on this year's presidential race.
Most of it focused on making the other guy look like an incompetent fool.
Which has made most of us sick and tired of both of them.
Just one question.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HUNGRY KIDS WE COULD FEED WITH TWO BILLION DOLLARS??
Be excited. =)
First:
Why should we read news articles and watch endless videos about the terrible destruction that might hit our east coast? It seems the journalists and reporters want to scare us half to death calling it a "Frankenstorm" and comparing it to the movie, "The Perfect Storm."
Now I agree, it will be sad if millions of people's lives are interrupted and devastated by a giant storm.
But we've totally missed the point that it already hit Haiti and Cuba - our needy neighbors.
The lucky citizens of our East Coast have some combination of bank accounts, beach homes, vehicles to drive inland for the weekend (like a mini-vacation!), car insurance, home insurance, flood insurance, and (if all else fails) state and federal governments who will send rescue helicopters to fish them off their roofs.
The people of Haiti and Cuba have none of those options. I think of the thousands of people living in tent cities in Haiti since the earthquake (how many years ago?) with little more than the clothes on their backs and the cardboard over their heads.
Talk about devastation.
Second:
Along the same lines.
The news people seem to be bragging this morning that the presidential candidates have spend two BILLION dollars on this year's presidential race.
Most of it focused on making the other guy look like an incompetent fool.
Which has made most of us sick and tired of both of them.
Just one question.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HUNGRY KIDS WE COULD FEED WITH TWO BILLION DOLLARS??
1 comment:
AMEN Melody!! AMEN!
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