We Are The World

3:35 a.m. and I am wide awake. You can't pay me to sleep at this moment. I have a lot on my mind. Nothing to do with my personal life, just some thoughts on life in general. This picture represents so much of the world. Dying, starving, destitute, malnourished, heartbroken, scared by the conflicts of mankind. Those that know me, know that world peace, HIV/AIDS, and famine is always on my mind.

"Why"? That's a loaded word in this case. That one word represents a question so deep and intense that most of us would rather ignore it. I'm not this callow, unrealistic person who has completely lost my grip on how the world works. But I know that with one person we can change the world. IMPACT. It's all about impact. Why live a life with no impact for the better? Positive impact should be like sharing a common winter cold. I thank God often for allowing me to live in this great country. I must constantly keep myself in check, because I know that I could easily be living anywhere else in the world. But He chose to place me here. But surely there's a reason why He's blessed so many of us to live America. No matter how bad our economy may or may not be doing, there's more places where things are far worse. GIVE, GIVE, GIVE!!! No matter how big or small. Everything counts. I'm not sure if world hunger will end before I am called home, but I want to know that I gave it my all to impact people to give, help, & heal the wounds of the world. Find ways to give and contribute. My personal favorite charity is the ONE campaign. It's a campaign that is near and dear to my heart for a number of reasons. Mostly because it's going into the countries where hunger & the HIV/AIDS virus are a all time high, and the campaign is making an impact! Ahh, that's is one of my favorite words. I cry at the thought of so many people not taking advantage of impacting someone else's life, literally cry. A warm river of emotion streams down my face uncontrollably. Passing by a person in need when you know you have the means to help is wrong. It's gross and offensive to be frank. How about taking a leap of faith and helping someone even when you don't have the means? How about trusting that when you reach out in that faith and help someone else, in turn someone is going to reach out and help you? It's all about sharing this place and being there for each other. WE ARE THE WORLD.

Go to ONE.org and find a way to give. There's a number of ways. This issue rides so heavy on my chest that I find it hard to breath at times. Knowing there's more people suffering out there and I can't make each one better is often hard to accept. I'm very thankful for my job and the money I make, but I know it's only a gift from God that He intends for me to share. My heart cries where there's suffering and pain, yet people walk on by as though that suffering person isn't a brother or sister. To be blunt, we're selfish (by nature) and most of us are completely at peace with the mentality of "I worked for mine so I'm going to spend it how I want. They can get up and work for there's." How can anyone find peace in thinking that way? I guess that's something I will never be able to fathom.

"Birds of a feather flock together", I'm not sure who came up with that quote. But how true it is. Like minds hang around other like minds. I'm a giver and I want to hangout with other givers. Social class doesn't play a part into being a giver. Everyone can be a giver. My friends/associates are in all the social class ranges. But giving is apart of all of our lives. Yes, it's fun to shop, vacation, drink fine wine and enjoy the "norm" of American life. But if life is only about the celebration of self then is there a point to living anymore? Seriously, there's got to be something deeper out there...