Guest guest Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 ONS, We had a house fire when I was eight or nine, and we lost everything. The red cross came and brought us all these little things you would never think of needing in an emergency, like towels. When I returned to school, all the kids from my class had brought a stuffed animal, toy or book for me. People came and brought us dinner, and gave us bedding and air mattresses. It made such an impression on me, what it feels like to be on the receiving end of charity. You can really feel the love in people when they are helping you. Although we had lost all our possesions, we had this incredible opportunity to see the deep goodness in so many people. I could never explain my family's gratitude, we felt so blessed, even though we had so little. Our community had come together to support us. I was just thinking about how the Katrina survivors must be feeling, displaced and totally dependant on the kindness of strangers. It's very humbling, there is no room for pride. But it can also be such a blessing if the community (in this case the whole country) can come together to support each other. I read stories about people all over the country taking families and stranded individuals into their homes. Then I go to MSN.com and see the top story today being the 40 best sports bars in the US or something and I just want to bang my head against a wall. Is that really newsworthy while we are still fighting for the lives, safety and future of our family in the south? Many, many thoughts today. love, Prajna ____ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store./redcross-donate3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Yes Prajna, On the flip side, Swami Vivekananda once said that we must be grateful to be given the opportunity to give.. for giving blesses the "giver" even more than the "receiver"... so He said that we should be grateful to those accepting our charity, because by accepting our gift they are actually blessing us. bala Prajna - Brianna <prajnaji wrote: ONS, We had a house fire when I was eight or nine, and we lost everything. The red cross came and brought us all these little things you would never think of needing in an emergency, like towels. When I returned to school, all the kids from my class had brought a stuffed animal, toy or book for me. People came and brought us dinner, and gave us bedding and air mattresses. It made such an impression on me, what it feels like to be on the receiving end of charity. You can really feel the love in people when they are helping you. Although we had lost all our possesions, we had this incredible opportunity to see the deep goodness in so many people. I could never explain my family's gratitude, we felt so blessed, even though we had so little. Our community had come together to support us. I was just thinking about how the Katrina survivors must be feeling, displaced and totally dependant on the kindness of strangers. It's very humbling, there is no room for pride. But it can also be such a blessing if the community (in this case the whole country) can come together to support each other. I read stories about people all over the country taking families and stranded individuals into their homes. Then I go to MSN.com and see the top story today being the 40 best sports bars in the US or something and I just want to bang my head against a wall. Is that really newsworthy while we are still fighting for the lives, safety and future of our family in the south? Many, many thoughts today. love, Prajna ____ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store./redcross-donate3/ Aum Amriteswarayai Namaha! Hinduism religion Different religions beliefs Mata amritanandamayi Visit your group "Ammachi" on the web. Ammachi Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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