I'm Only One Person

In the middle of last week, I started to write another one of my silly, yet (I hope) informative blogs about living down here and I never got it done. Then I realized today was September 11th and now I don't feel like writing about anything frivolous. For the most part, I try to keep my blog light and interesting but today is certainly not a day for that. Is it just me or do the disasters befalling us all just seem to be getting worse? The death tolls keep rising (first 9/11, then Iraq and now Katrina) and the political climate turns more volatile with each year. I often wonder what the state the world will be in five, ten or twenty years from now.

Most people think that the politicians are the ones to blame but how did they get to their positions in the first place? Some will say the electorial system is fixed or they bought their way in with money and status. Is no one willing to take responsibility? Frankly, I think a society that, for the most part, idolizes wanna-be rap stars and wrathelike fashion models, is the culprit. When did we get to be so obsessed with other people's lives? Who cares about the Scott Petersens of the world? Why does Michael Jackson warrant so much air time when the people living next door need help?

We need to start caring about ourselves, our families and our communities. We need to start repairing this broken society of ours, the one littered with apathy, neglect and callousness. We ALL need to do something! It's not right to let your neighbour or your co-worker be the volunteer or the one making the donation or the one helping the unfortunate. We ALL need to do it. We need to build self-esteem as a world, so that we will be healthy enough to help others. I am so tired of the trivialities of our lives and the attitude that someone else will do it if we don't. You know what? It's not working!!!

And I'm afraid things are only going to get worse. :( Sorry to be so morose today but it is a terrible anniversary and, as far as I can tell, no one has learned anything from it. I'm going to try to turn it around, starting with me. What are you going to do?