time for the spoon under the pillow!
anyways, I just finished reading one of the saddest articles that I have ever read. Ever. It really really tugged at my heartstrings, and it inspired me to do whatever I can to help. Except I cannot yet help with Unicef because I am under 18, or so they told me...
Anyways, I read Cholera Is Raging, Despite Denial By Mugabe, which is written by Celia W. Dugger. It talks about the Cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe, and how their president of 28 years is in denial that anything is happening right now. Currently, water in suburbs has been dried up, and that is what helps Cholera from spreading (washing face and hands and everything one eats). Teachers are no longer showing up at school because their pay isn't enough to cover the 'bus fare'. The inflation hit 231 MILLION percent July, and an estimate made is that the inflation has now hit 8 Quintillion percent, you know, 8 with just 18 zeros...
I can't believe that as the United States is laughing at a President who had a size ten shoe thrown at him, that there are people on the opposite side of the world that are worrying about whether or not they and their children are going to be alive tomorrow... puts things in perspective, huh?
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As i am reading your post all i can think about is the music coming from my computer, but i am not playing music - but as i look around a little longer i found that you have discovered the secret on how to put music on your blog. I am glad to know i am not going insane.
I think now in the 21st century America is centered around money and power. We are greedy and don't stop jsut look around once in a while because life in passing us by. In other countries so many people are dying and we are worried about making sure we record our favorite shows on television or seeing the new movie. I think as you said, America needs to help out more. Think about if every American just payed one dollar to send to a foundation a (good) major impact would hit not just in the US but around the world.
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