tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post4105715355488208509..comments2023-06-25T06:16:17.639-05:00Comments on musings of an optimist: what am I doing here?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-59667339433573443182011-02-27T05:54:56.039-06:002011-02-27T05:54:56.039-06:00Sponsoring a child is well-intentionned and will p...Sponsoring a child is well-intentionned and will probably help that child, but if you really want to make a difference money isn't the way to do it. It is only making african countries dependent on our generosity to survive, instead of letting them take control of their own future. If you really want to help end misery in africa you have to challenge the system, 'cause its the system that keeps them from helping themselves. Money helps, but instructing yourself and others about the causes of the problems over there is a million times better. <br />But please don't take this like i'm trying to put you down. I think it's great that you feel concerned enough to do something, it's just that almost everyone thinks doing something means giving money, and that is so untrue. Often it's just a way to make themselves feel good about themselves/show that they're "good people" and then they forget about it and keep perpetuating the consumerist system that is at fault...<br />Oh and when i say "challenge the system" i don't mean in the "oh i'm such a rebel i'm an anarchist" way, i mean question the way society works, why we act the way we do, think the way we do. Challenge your convictions and habits =)<br />Sorry for the monologue^^.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-6656036157702256682010-12-13T18:58:43.340-06:002010-12-13T18:58:43.340-06:00I just linked to a post... It isn't the greate...I just linked to a post... It isn't the greatest or most significant thing in the world, but... it's something that I feel makes a point, even thought if it is a small one.Mariellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010543237250766047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-73580615789677935542010-12-04T00:07:30.998-06:002010-12-04T00:07:30.998-06:00Oh wow I have been thinking about this a lot latel...Oh wow I have been thinking about this a lot lately. People complain about not being lucky, but someone is always less fortunate. We are so encapsulated in our own world its pretty sickening. <br />Thanks for posting this:)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682363368170518394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-29595594087186915452010-12-03T13:50:35.326-06:002010-12-03T13:50:35.326-06:00You are so right... I'll end up posting someth...You are so right... I'll end up posting something... although it will take some time thinking of a meaningful post to write...Mariellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010543237250766047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-56106425761054892822010-12-02T17:53:51.235-06:002010-12-02T17:53:51.235-06:00Wonderful post. God put Africa on my heart a few ...Wonderful post. God put Africa on my heart a few years ago and I do what I can when I can, but I totally know what you mean. We are so wrapped up in our lives and what we own sometimes that we allow ourselves to forget. Thanks for the reminder. :)marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218141257375017763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-26827729232303899082010-12-02T17:21:45.457-06:002010-12-02T17:21:45.457-06:00Me and my family sponser a child through compassio...Me and my family sponser a child through compassion international! Thanks for writing this and your 100% spot on, even if we don't always like to admit it :)Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155309568077577080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440249398538588344.post-55022393715377035802010-12-02T14:19:40.417-06:002010-12-02T14:19:40.417-06:00You are so right. Powerful stuff. Especially in t...You are so right. Powerful stuff. Especially in the Christmas season. It should be about how we can show God's love, not what we can GET. So much greed this time of year...an always...Isabella Kisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016324975355885632noreply@blogger.com