My personal concept of ‘hardships’ shifted again with Haiti disaster
It’s easy, for me anyway, to get so caught up in my life, my family, … “me, me, me” … that I lose sight of people in my world and the world in general who suffer real hardships.
But I think my personal concept of the whole idea of “hardships” shifted once again following the earthquakes and ensuing disasters in Haiti.
I am struck every time I see television coverage of the suffering nation and all that the people are enduring just to stay alive. Think about this aspect of it: The initial quake that caused most of the devastating death and destruction lasted for around 30 seconds, as I understand it. Can you imagine your world changing in such fashion in half a minute??
It’s so easy to be caught up in our lives that we lose sight of the important things. I watch some of the commercials on television and heart pitches on the radio for everything from weight loss pills and skin creams to hair supplements and anti-aging schemes. And the good folks working hard to sell me such products really want to create an urgency in my heart, something that will motivate me emotionally to buy their product or service because I feel or see that it will solve some problem I have, or think I have.
Then something like the earthquake in Haiti comes along and suddenly I realize my problems are pretty small and not all that bad.
If you’re going through a tough time or hardship, I do not mean in any way to minimize that. Personally, my family and I are going through a serious situation right now. But my family and I, and perhaps you, too, can take heart and be thankful that we aren’t (probably not, anyway) being challenged to deal with hardships such as those in Haiti.
Then, out of gratitude or sympathy for the Haitians, or for whatever reason, we can give of our time and our money (no matter how much or how little) to reputable charities and aid organizations to help the folks of Haiti. That’s what I would encourage you to do however and whenever you can.
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