What's it like there? Part Three...a Neighborhood

I've never wanted my blog to be something that guilts people into feeling bad for all the "starving children in Africa..." But here's something I've been thinking about. I don't know what your belief system is. Maybe you believe in a all-knowing, all-powerful God like me; maybe you believe in Karma, or Budda, or good deeds, or tradition. Whatever your beliefs or moral code, I cannot find an excuse for ignoring a responsibility so great as to protect another human being's basic rights to life. I cannot help but think that because I am so blessed, this leaves me with a greater responsibility to love those who aren't.
If I ignore the fact that I know about the thousands of orphaned kids living in Africa, I am the one who lives in a altered sense of reality. I drive my own car around paved roads, dress in nice clothes, eat three square meals a day, and indulge in entertainment at my whim. If this is how I choose to live without daily thought to those living in constant need, I am false.

So no, guilt is not my goal. But that also does not excuse us from being informed. We are Americans and no matter our socioeconomic class we are wealthier than the "most" of the world who live on less than $1 a day...we have the opportunity to use our resources to be and stay informed (how many times just today, did you "google" something?).

A 17th century theologian named Jonathan Edwards, said it like this:

"The nature of human beings is to be inactive unless influenced by some affection: love or hatred, desire, hope, fear, etc. These affections are the 'spring of action,' the things that set us moving in our lives, that move us to engage in activities."

I'm posting a video here that is, yes, a bit disturbing (a small clip of a Ugandan "neighborhood"). I hope that by becoming more informed, you will also become more caring and moved to action.