Saturday, July 30, 2005
okay so im supposed to be doing my homework right now.well whatever.ive got loads of it.history,literature,home ec,english.i left my home ec stuff in school so i cant do it right now.i already finished my english.supposed to do a newspaper summary on an article.i did one about Niger,which is in Africa,getting food aid for its estimated 2.5 million starving people.and that got me thinking.i mean,yeah,im glad that these people are getting the help they need but what about the people in the other parts of africa?the people in the whole wide world?they are millions more starving.and last year's tsunami is not making this problem any easier too.but the thing is,we are so involved with ourselves,that we forget about them.we need to be reminded about them.for example,the Dec 26 tsunami served as a wake-up call to the whole world.it made us realize that all that we have can be lost in just a blink of an eye.and that made everyone wake up and take a good look around them.only then did they start understanding the plight of the poor.im not denying that they did very little.they didnt.they donated generously,very generously in fact.clothes,food,medicine,water,labour,money.everything was focused on the tsunami victims and the affected areas,in helping them out.if only the same can be done to the rest of the poor in the other parts of the world.and it was only after the tsunami that people began helping those in poverty-stricken countries around the world.but if it wasnt for the tsunami,would people be doing any of this?i doubt so.we would just have gone on with our individual lives.do we really need something so catastrophic such as the tsunami to wake us up everytime?are we that ignorant and heartless?even charity shows that we see on tv that are supposed to raise funds to help the needy.celebrities do stunts and all that and say that we should lend a helping hand and such.in my honest opinion,i think those are all just publicity stunts.would they do all that if there wasnt any show?i hardly think so.where's our spirit of humanity people?anyway i have to go now so i'll leave you to ponder about that.right now i have a date.with my tv for 5 hours.lost is being aired on axn.so tata for now.
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