I am typing this on my Blackberry on the floor of a church that is allowing us to set up camp for Chicago's The Rescue. I have spoken with people from Texas, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, and Minnesota who have been so selfless as to come out here to support the cause. I am surrounded by so many good people right now and it truly warms my heart. The number of roadies coming in tomorrow from different places and/or COUNTRIES is supposed to double by 9 AM tomorrow.
I feel as if most everyone on this planet is interested in miniscule things in life (myself included, I'm typing this on a Blackberry for crying out loud. Talk about pointless.) However, that's all they are: things.
When we leave this Earth none of those things come with us. All we have is what we accomplished (or lack thereof), our talents, our passions, the relationships we formed with others... that is what matters. In the end we are all humans.
Why is it that so many people, who aside from all of our materialistic items and unimportant "needs," are just like us, and yet are forgotton? Why have so many people been denied their basic rights as HUMANS?
I can go on about Hurricane Katrina or all things Middle-Eastern... Basically a number of evil happenings that are in our current world, but the fact of the matter is this war in Central Africa has been going on for twenty three years.
If we cannot take the time to solve something that has been happening for so long, how do we expect anything else to get situated? How is the (Chicago) media even denying this particular event (The Rescue) be covered because they feel it brings bad press to the city? God forbit we be denied the graaaaaaand priviledge of hosting the 2016 Olympics..................
The fact of the matter is, I came out here with five of my friends who have the same compassion for others that I have and to see so many others warms my heart, it also breaks it just the same.
I guess I just wish more people cared. I wish people would take that extra ten minutes out of their day to get informed on something that is affecting so many innocent people.
But most turn the other way and ignore because they don't want to feel affected.
Today in my Enlightenment class we talked about the power of ego. That is the problem. People are afraid to let some emotions in because they are far too worried about themselves. I feel sad for those people.
I got a chance to see the three Invisible Children founders/filmmakers in the flesh (basically considered celeb status for me) and I am just so overwhelmed.
I have followed their work and been inspired by them for years and never had I dreamed I would be in the same room as them. Never had I imagined I would get to tell Bobby Bailey what an impact his work has made on my life. And I did! And I am really beyond elated.
Tomorrow is going to be an amazing day. I fully realized tonight what I want to do with my life and my future work and that is help people. Tonight goes down as the most inspiring moment I have encountered in my twenty years. Very cool.
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