I have to admit, I got this notion while watching *7th Heaven* the other night. I have really enjoyed that show, and do miss the new episodes, for living in Europe means that we see older shows. I am gracious that we are even able to do so!
The episode was about world hunger, specifically how there are people in the US (uh, conceived as a wealthy country, yet the separation between the have’s and have not’s keeps widening the longer the Republicans are in power—VOTE NED!) who go without food regularly. It could be your next door neighbour, even.
The moral of that particular episode was that we tend to assign values to the wrong thing. In this case it was shame, and how it is wrongly assigned to those who ask for help, as opposed to assigning it to those of us who even allow it to happen in the first place.
The notion of changing what
…we value: in the regards that the meaning of value—what is truly important at the end of the day-- needs to be assigned to the correct, needful action
hit me so deeply.
Eric Camden is right. Why is there more shame assigned to asking for help? Since when is it a wrong thing to do so? Are we not better off when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, admitting that we are human, in asking for the help of others?
On the flip—it could very well be that we do KNOW what the correct value is, yet are afraid to act upon it in our daily lives. As we look at what others do, at times we may feel that we need to fall in line, per se. Or we are simply oblivious, whether by nature or by choice.
Either way, it is our responsibility to do what is right at all times—for as per an earlier conversation—it is never the wrong time to do the right thing. That requires us to be more than just beautiful people. It requires us to be exceptional people. To stand up against what the others may think is acceptable, to fight against the injustice we see no matter what others may choose to do or not to do. It is our utmost responsibility.
question: what is your shame?
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- globe trotting american expat living (permanently! as long as the globe will have me!) overseas, still learning about who i am and what i can give to this world. "anticipate anything and expect everything"............ and trust.the.process.
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3 comments:
Easy. That I have not dedicated my life towards helping people more than I do.
I do, however, think that in my (our) current position we help people with this burdening ailment that is called diabetes.
Question for you: Would you feel a more beautiful person working more intensely with helping people? I am thinking peace corps, red cross, amnesty or the like?
- and by the way - have you restricted your blog? I can't see if my writing gets through
I have felt that I have not done enough, and even though I look back and see that in every step of my life I have dedicated time to volunteer, sometimes I do not hink it is enough.
The UN has defintely crossed my mind, and I did submit an application for a small stint... they usually need someone for a month or so in some of the assignments. Who knows?!
I agree about our business area-- diabetes is an epidemic. It is gaining popularity worldwide, even here in the EU, as well as Africa and Asia. The downside is, though, as we make quality products to improve patient outcomes, there is such little access to care globally. And that is where I think the difference really needs to be made.
- and to do something about the problem, not just cure the symptoms. I'm thinking Diabetes 2 vs. life style of course.
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