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Let the World Change You
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Let the World Change You |
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WindWalker Senior Member
since 2001-10-12
Posts 1218 |
It seems quite obvious hardships, pain and suffering are for most the norm. It seems equally true that most who live in rich nations are quite blinded to this fact – unless the fact can sell commercial time and it is splashed on the TV or headlined in the newspaper – Ignoring the plight of millions cannot be so easy, can it? Apparently, it can. Just call it “cognitive dissonance.” Call it lack of empathy. Call it lack of compassion. But really, it’s lack of awareness. I met a fellow-traveller who had seen many parts of this world, – not the touristy-type places splashed as bill-boards on ocean-fronts – but places where everyday is a struggle and each struggle, an adventure. He claimed the people he met in those skeletal places changed his outlook on life. It was there he saw compassion come alive for the very first time. It was there people showed him life is neither about money nor possessions, nor about finding happiness. It was there he heard laughter as from a child – free and sincere. There he tasted food fully appreciated and there he found he could give thanks for life for each day there is a miracle – not of survival as many believe but of joyful acceptance. |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
AMEN, well written reminder of where our hearts should be....  |
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