DEATH DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN WITHOUT A REASON. It is 11:45 on a Saturday night and you are sound asleep when the phone rings. You fumble around for the receiver, pick it up and mumble “hello”. The man’s voice on the line is very calm, but the words he says changes your life forever. A quick… [Read more…]
April 30, 2012
KILLING COMES VERY EASY TO THE HUMAN RACE. In fact it comes too easy. It has become ingrained in our minds down through history that killing is not only acceptable but also necessary. Taking life is something we are willing to tolerate if we believe it is beneficial to our own lives. How did we… [Read more…]
March 4, 2012
WHEN A HUMAN LIFE IS LOST, SO IS ALL THE POTENTIAL GOOD THAT PERSON MIGHT HAVE PRODUCED. 10,950,000 people die each year from extreme poverty. It is such a large number that we have difficulty comprehending it. However, when you are talking about almost eleven million deaths it is critically important to remember… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
I never met the man I’ll refer to as Robert, but I feel like I know him. Tragically, his story is true. Robert was only 20 years old when he was killed in Vietnam. It can be persuasively argued that he died an unnecessary death. Today he is just another heartbreaking statistic like the tens of thousands… [Read more…]
January 29, 2012
DOES IT MATTER HOW A CHILD DIES? You are driving alone down a city street. It is a nice day and you are in no particular hurry. You are observing the speed limit of 40 miles per hour and you are paying full attention to your driving. Your cell phone is turned off, and… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
WATCHING HIS CHILD DIE WAS KILLING HIM. All through the night his daughter’s fever would rage and then suddenly she would shake violently with chills. Her small head throbbed with a stabbing pain that made her cry incessantly. At times she seemed to be slipping away, but then she would fight back and be with… [Read more…]
December 3, 2011
EXTREME POVERTY KILLS WITH ASTONISHING SPEED. 1,250 human beings will die from extreme poverty in the next hour. They die continuously at this rate, without let up, day after day. The dying does not slow down on weekends or on holidays. Death has no concern for age, race, religion or gender. No one is spared.… [Read more…]
November 19, 2011
REFUGEES ARE HUMAN BEINGS WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. A refugee is anyone who leaves their home and their possessions in order to protect their physical well-being. Becoming a refugee is usually a last resort that occurs in the most desperate of situations that, unfortunately, changes their life forever. Obviously none of us… [Read more…]
October 25, 2011
Too often guns and poverty go hand in hand. Whether it’s all out war or localized armed conflicts, guns play a prominent role in spreading poverty rapidly over broad areas. One cannot help but be struck by the fact that in developing nations where children are decimated by hunger – there are guns. In regions where… [Read more…]
September 24, 2011
PEACE IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY IF WE ARE TO ELIMINATE EXTREME POVERTY. Peace is, unfortunately, something we seem to take for granted. It is a precious and important ingredient for a long healthy life and yet we do not fully appreciate its significance. We blindly go through our lives assuming that everyone is as fortunate… [Read more…]
August 13, 2011
IF YOU KNEW IN ADVANCE THAT SOMEONE WAS GOING TO DIE, WOULD YOU TRY AND SAVE THEM?…TOMORROW YOU WILL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY 30,000 TIMES. That is how many human beings will die from extreme poverty in the next 24 hours. Each one of them could be saved if we would only make the necessary effort.… [Read more…]
July 9, 2011
THE EASE WITH WHICH WE ACCEPT THE INJUSTICE OF EXTREME POVERTY INCREASES WITH DISTANCE. When we see an accident happen and we think there might be someone hurt we are compelled to see if we can offer assistance. If we are out in public and someone collapses we rush to their side to do what we… [Read more…]
June 26, 2011
Thank God the little girl was not present when it happened. Naledi had been playing with her friends on the other side of the encampment so she knew nothing about it until she returned to her area and saw the crowd of people gathered around the small shack she shared with her mother. Even at the… [Read more…]
June 18, 2011
COLLATERAL DAMAGE IS THE “ACCIDENTAL” MURDER OF INNOCENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Tragically, collateral damage is considered an acceptable part of the foreign policy of individual nations as well as international organizations. When it is felt that the time is appropriate, bombs and missiles are unleashed with the full knowledge that defenseless children are going to be blown to pieces,… [Read more…]
May 14, 2011
OUR RESPECT FOR EVERY PERSON MUST BEGIN AT THE FIRST MOMENT OF LIFE AND CONTINUE TO THE END OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. If you live in the Western world you are no doubt aware of the natural order that takes place in everyday life. You have seen the wonderful joy experienced over the birth of… [Read more…]
April 22, 2011
THE HUNGER OF AFFLUENCE Bert and Sharon were absolutely starving as they stood in line at their favorite all-you-can-eat buffet. Bert, who was planning to really put on the feedbag tonight, had cleverly remembered to loosen his belt a few notches out in the truck before they came in. They had both taken all of their… [Read more…]
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