Bloggers Unite For Haiti

Alright for my first post (Not counting my introduction) I would like to talk to you about something that happened the other day.

I was visiting a friend and they were on their laptop looking something up on Google. Now I don't know what exactly happened but somehow they were taken to a page on Google's efforts to help the injured in Haiti. Now this friend is the kind of person who doesn't always get along with his computer.

You know the type as I am sure you have one in your life. He watches as the computer freezes and moves incredibly slow and this person is usually screaming at it and getting frustrated. Well that's what was happening here.

My friend (Who is a genuine nice guy) was suddenly without warning taken to this page talking about helping out those unfortunate to have been hit with the disaster in Haiti. At this point he was already having issues with the computer being slow when this happened so naturally he was annoyed.

His reaction?

"Dammit! I don't care about Haiti" He was inconvenienced and he was showing how he felt aloud.

I of course inquired "you don't care?" He of course realized what he had said in that moment and corrected himself. But I belive this happens too often. We who live in areas free of natural disasters are comfortable in our little lives far away from these catastrophes we see on the news. "It doesn't affect me directly" we might say.

Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't, only you can decide for yourself. I would ask you to stop and take a moment to be grateful that it hasn't happened to you. For a moment pretend you are the one in the middle of the disaster with no home, no food, and scarce medical supplies. Maybe pretend even that you are the one giving aid and helping out. What would it be like to see the disaster first hand. Search out some videos online to get an idea of what is going on there. Become educated maybe even help.

You can donate through Red Cross and several other organizations. Of course be aware of scams so be cautious and trust your instincts.

Take a moment before you go to bed tonight, take a moment to be grateful you have food, a roof over your head and are in relative good health. Are the things wrong in your life so bad as you may think they are? Could they be worse?

I am grateful for all that I have and I work to help others because its what I would want if I was laying there waiting for help. Check out Bloggers Unite for more stories and thoughts on this issue.