Apathy and entropy
Three posts in one day. But this one isn't a normal post.
There are four different responses to the Hurricane and the effects.
one: "The government is crap and is utterly at fault for how bad this is."
two: "Disaster?"
three: "We need help! Help!"
and four: "How can I help? I'll do it."
Which one do you fall under? Are you sitting on your butt being angry and thinking that Bush is a horrible president? Do you really think that's constructive? Or are you praying for those people affected? Are you learning, reading, watching everything about what's going on, so you can actually make an EDUCATED opinion on the government's current state of affairs? Are you donating to the cause?
Are you more fully appreciating life and how lucky, how blessed you are?
There's a painter who's an evacuee from New Orleans, recently arrived in Salt Lake. The people setting up at Camp Andrew (i think that's the name of it) were setting up a day care spot. Before he had even gotten the chance to lay down and sleep, he'd already volunteered to help paint the day care walls. There's a similar situation with a plumber. There were some problems, because the Base hasn't been used in a while, and this plumber saw there was a problem, and asked if he could help. He said, "I'm somewhere safe, I have a bed tonight. Now, give me somewhere I can be of service."
If people who've lost everything can refrain from sitting around criticising the government, then the rest of us young and stupid kids can, too. Come on guys. Don't boycott gas -- carpool. Do you honestly believe President Bush is all-powerful, and therefore deserves all this blame? And do you really think it does any good, all the stuff you're saying? We don't need terrorists to tear our country apart -- we do fine on our own.
Come on. Be proud of who you are, where you live, and what it stands for. Help this country heal. Don't shout it further to pieces.
sorry guys, this is just all really getting to me. I wish people could see how all that is more destructive than Katrina herself.
There are four different responses to the Hurricane and the effects.
one: "The government is crap and is utterly at fault for how bad this is."
two: "Disaster?"
three: "We need help! Help!"
and four: "How can I help? I'll do it."
Which one do you fall under? Are you sitting on your butt being angry and thinking that Bush is a horrible president? Do you really think that's constructive? Or are you praying for those people affected? Are you learning, reading, watching everything about what's going on, so you can actually make an EDUCATED opinion on the government's current state of affairs? Are you donating to the cause?
Are you more fully appreciating life and how lucky, how blessed you are?
There's a painter who's an evacuee from New Orleans, recently arrived in Salt Lake. The people setting up at Camp Andrew (i think that's the name of it) were setting up a day care spot. Before he had even gotten the chance to lay down and sleep, he'd already volunteered to help paint the day care walls. There's a similar situation with a plumber. There were some problems, because the Base hasn't been used in a while, and this plumber saw there was a problem, and asked if he could help. He said, "I'm somewhere safe, I have a bed tonight. Now, give me somewhere I can be of service."
If people who've lost everything can refrain from sitting around criticising the government, then the rest of us young and stupid kids can, too. Come on guys. Don't boycott gas -- carpool. Do you honestly believe President Bush is all-powerful, and therefore deserves all this blame? And do you really think it does any good, all the stuff you're saying? We don't need terrorists to tear our country apart -- we do fine on our own.
Come on. Be proud of who you are, where you live, and what it stands for. Help this country heal. Don't shout it further to pieces.
sorry guys, this is just all really getting to me. I wish people could see how all that is more destructive than Katrina herself.
posted by HollyAnn at 9:14 PM
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