Blog Action Day 08 - Poverty
Posted by: Devyl GyrlPoverty is something that most Americans know nothing about. Poverty is something we *think* we have lived through … but have not, really. Poverty is having nothing, as in … no shoes on your feet … no clear water to drink … no roof over your head … no soap to wash with … no brush to run through your hair … no food … no hope.
Poverty is bigger, more horrendous, than many people would like to believe. It is so horrible that people ignore it, pretend it is not there, and go on with their lives. The poverty-stricken usually do not have a voice of their own: they rely on us to speak for them. Why? Because it is easier to ignore them than to reach out and help them.
Do not ignore the poverty in the world. I am not asking you to go out and save the world. I believe in starting locally and working your way out … because the healthier, the wealthier, you are at home … the better care you can provide to those outside of your home.
So start small. Find a local shelter, a local subsidy group, a local homeless person … and contribute something that you have available. Do you hit Starbucks every day on your way to work? Give up your latte for a week and donate that money. Do you eat out every other day? Make a sandwich, and donate the money you would have spent. Find some way to give to those less fortunate. It will not *hurt* you … but it will help someone else.
October 16th, 2008 at 4:04 am
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