Being of a certain age, enables a person of means to undergo interesting experiences. For example, the character-building process of preparing for a colonoscopy to rule out any pre-cancerous colon lesions. Without going into unsavory details, let me just say there needs to be a thorough cleaning of the entire GI tract.
Let's, just for fun, pretend that I had to have such a test and that I was lamenting the whole process of fasting and then the grand flush. Imagine that I was being just a little irritated that people would eat in front of me when I could have nothing.
Then imagine that in the middle of this I got a letter from the International Rescue Committee requesting money for the many millions of refugees around the world who are living in dangerous and unfathomable conditions. Things like clean drinking water, sanitation, adequate food, shelter, and healthcare are commodities that millions of people can only dream of - and diarrheal diseases in these crowded camps can kill hundreds of people per day. And it's mainly children!
Every five years I get to wake up to what many people live with year round.
Since I have no idea whether humans or robots are "Clicking" on my posts, would you kind people please either comment briefly or for instance say something like "Hi from ________" . A human response is a great motivator
ReplyDeleteVery good but sobering analogy.
ReplyDeleteHi Dad,
ReplyDeleteYou or mom may have told me at some point that you’d started a blog, but my guess is that- if you did tell me- I was too distracted by work/kids/$/life to register the info. I just read all of your posts (in reverse order) and just wanted to say that you should really keep writing, and let mom help you promote your blog. This is some pretty poignant stuff…