But now, as I ponder upon the life I have had these past few months, and knowing what my kids at Lincoln middle school have to go home to, (or lack there of) it honestly makes me sad. Here I am, happy as can be, and my kids are probably back home NOT having the time of their lives. And, of course, this gets me thinking about other things such as children starving all over the world, families who have next to nothing and can't provide for themselves, mothers whose husband's have left them high and dry, and so on and so forth. And here I sit with this deluded sense that I should be thankful for everything around me. But the truth of the matter is there is no happy place in this world, except in our own imaginations.
I become so irritated with people who feel so good about themselves because they are sending a few bucks a month, through a program whose commercial they saw on T.V., to children who have literally no money to feed themselves. These types of people are also the ones who are proud they are saving the environment by driving hybrid automobiles and make sure they let everyone know about it. They also feel that the best way to serve God and be a good Christian is by sitting in church every Sunday and listen to the preacher, and then go home to completely contradict everything they "believe" within those church walls.
Hypocrisy is exceedingly flamboyant within the world today. You can't get around it, nor can you say it doesn't exist. It is the most consistent form of evil in the world and always has been. It is higher than murder, higher than adultery, higher than lying, higher than stealing....it is the only constant in the world, and people continually deny this. Whether it be verbally and non-verbally, hypocrisy exists so easily on Earth because it is the easiest way to live our lives.
A sacrifice...a true sacrifice....would be me (or you) walking down the street and finding a homeless man or woman, take them into my life and helping them get started. I would give that person a few of my cloths, offer some money to get him or her on their feet, help them find a job, a house, and a way to live happily, until he or she can do it on their own and I can walk away knowing they will be fine.
A true sacrifice would be to go overseas to a foreign country and help rebuild homes, restore communities, and not get paid for it!
No one really knows what making a sacrifice really is. This is why so many children today have unhappy homes. The parents have children and realize they have to give those children their undivided attention and want out!
People think making a sacrifice is by mailing in a few bucks to starving children in another country. If you want to make a sacrifice for these children, leave your lives at home and go live with these children and MAKE THEM FOOD!
I don't know, maybe I'm just over analyzing things, but I don't know what to be thankful for since nothing is better. Things still suck in the world and people try to act like it doesn't exist or it isn't their problem. They say to be thankful to a God who provides everything. Yet there are people in the world who have nothing. I wish people everywhere would realize how stupid they are and start caring more about others than about themselves. Get away from your happy dappy, materialistic lives and make a REAL sacrifice to help others and stop claiming that the small, insignificant ways you "contribute" to society are actually making a big difference to make you feel good about yourself. It's selfish, and evil.
When the world has reached the level of peace and happiness where war and poverty doesn't exist, then and only then can we be truly happy as a race of humans. But since I'll never see that in my lifetime most likely, the Month of November will always be for me a month where I realize I didn't do enough for others and I can only hope I do better next year. I hope everyone can one day, feel the same way I do.
