The more I read about other countries, the more disgusted I get with my own and with myself. I just finished a book called Little Princes about children in Nepal who were trafficked and the efforts being made to find their families. (As as side note, it is a wonderfully written book and a beautiful story!) Before that I read the story of Immaculee. I've heard the numbers from countless speakers at church asking for support from our parish. I volunteered in an orphanage in Jamaica where the children ate 1 simple meal a day and owned nothing for themselves. Their clothes and beds, everything was shared. In most other countries people live on $2 a day. I spent that much on a snack tonight! In many countries, adequate clothing means a pair of shoes and maybe two outfits. I just brought home a huge bag of new clothes today. In countless other countries, children don't reach their 20th birthday because of malnutrition and simple diseases. I'm almost 20 and have never gone hungry.
I haven't decided what I am doing, what I can do. I know life in a community will necessitate a simpler life, if that is where God leads me. But what about now? Why does this disparity even exist? It is disgusting. Working at a fast food place I see so many people eating to the point that it is a health risk. And children die every day from a lack of food...
My mind is blown right now. I just ask that you would pray for the people in our country to wake up. That they would find joy in giving to those in need instead of seeking momentary pleasure in materialism.
Pax Christi!
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