Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am a kind of emotionless andriod, even more so since I have been taking Paxil. I only save my emotional outbursts for things that are related or directly effect moi. Like the kids being hurt, losing my job, getting in a fight with hubby etc. The only feeling I can be sure of is the anxiety and paranoia that are my constant friend in life. The Paxil has helped supress those feelings, (or just makes be to darn lazy to act upon them) but I can still feel them there.
So when I was watching American Idol last night, they were talking about the charity show they are airing next week called “Idol Gives Back”. Of course in an attempt to pull on everyone’s heart strings, they show footage of orphaned children in Ethiopa living in the streets in droves. This bothered me beyond explanation. I couldn’t help but think, why is the UN and all the countries it encompasses, spending money on a winless war when they could be building shelters and trying to curtail the poverty in third world countries? I know many people out there will say that the war is necassary, to help free the people in Afghanistan from terrorist rule. Although I agree that no country should live under the threat of terrorist action, I do not believe in war. No body comes out a winner. I spend my tax dollars to pay for the murder of sometimes innocent people. I would much rather see it spent on ridding the world of childhood poverty. These poor children didn’t ask to be born, they are forced to live on the streets, sleep on the ground and scrounge for food like common alley cats. This is a disgrace. All of us should come together, start a movement or contribute to an existing one, such as Idol Gives Back. Watch the video on it, the link is here.
This whole thing makes me proud to be Canadian. Although we suffer our fair share of childhood poverty here as well, Canadian people are a different breed. We donate, we contribute and share what we have. Our government realizes the importance of access to health care, and in turn no one gets turned away. We have a multitude of opportunities for everyone, be it government sponsored schooling or apprenticships all the way to Social housing and Social Assistance. We welcome people from all countries with open arms and assist in giving them the better life they came here to seek.
I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
