So, there I am at the Y this morning kicking some elliptical ass when CNN starts showing coverage of the 8.8 earthquake in Chile. Crap. Not another one. Yes, another one.
As I watch the scenes from the rubble, I think of Haiti, and I think of the places in this world where it seems like poverty and devastation are the norm rather than the exception. Feelings of guilt begin to well up inside me. Why am I here in snowy central Ohio sweating with my ipod while there is work to be done out there? Shouldn't I be putting my hands and feet to use for those who could use them? How did I get so lucky to be here and not there?
Then CNN cuts to a commercial break. For Sandals. Yeah, you know the one -- the one with beautiful sandy beaches and clear blue water. The one with the tag line that says something about luxury being included. The one with rich pretty people playing and lazing around drinking froo-froo drinks with little paper umbrellas. Yeah. Nice juxtaposition.
That's our world, boys and girls.
2 comments:
you aren't wrong.
hikinglorax (back from the RQ days)
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BTW- I ran into someone (I can't remember where now) who had bought a car from someone on the far east side and the had bumper stickers about Guatemala and Ethiopia. The way he described the family makes me suspect it used to be your car- small world
Wow! That is wild! My husband did just sell his car not too long ago, and it had Eth and Guat stickers on it. Ha!
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