With all the earthquakes going on in the world and especially in Haiti it really makes a person stop and think about life and how fragile it is. I’m sure that the people of Haiti had no clue that their life was going to literally come crashing down. Although there are methods to try to predict these things the people of Haiti could not have predicted the damage it would have on them. It hurts my heart to see people suffering and struggling for the basic necessities of life while our rich nation complains about the little things. On that note I must say that I am very proud that there are people in our nation whom have come together to donate time and money to helping those in Haiti. Its really interesting to see people’s reactions to an event of this magnitude. Some people are ruthless and do not care about the people there and others have dedicated tons of hours and money into trying to rebuild that nation.
I have been in shock and awe to see how some of the people of Haiti have reacted to their own country’s circumstance. I so very surprised to hear that in all the chaos and death around them people have decided that they would loot. I can see if they were looting grocery stores and other such stores for things necessary to live but I cannot understand how people can steal other things. There are people stealing from all types of stores, maybe in hope to make some money off of the items as this disaster comes to an end. Eventually if and when those store owners are able to get there store up and running again they will realize that on top of the products they lost to the earthquake, they have lost more to their fellow citizens whom have decided to take advantage of a distraught people. They have even become violent with people, which is extremely sad to hear. Not only do they have to worry about earthquakes but also people.
The other thing that is sad to hear is how many children have become orphans because of this event. Granted there were already many orphaned children in this country but now there are even more and less resources to help care for them. It hurts to think of all those people out there all alone let alone think of all the children who cannot care for themselves properly. Like I said before its things like these that make people stop and think about how short life can really be. It makes me think about my position in life and if certain things are really worth what they seem to be worth. I stop to think about those things that I have put the back burns because I feel like I can just “get to it later.” I began to rethink my priorities and start focusing on things that are not so insignificant in life.
4 comments:
I agree, the looting is so sad! You would think that they would help each other in this disaster, but instead it is creating chaos. This defiantly makes us grateful for every new day that we have, and makes us realize that we never know when God wants to shake things up and completely change our routine.
I agree!!! Life is so fragile. We only get once chance at it. And in a spilt second it could be gone. It does make you take a step back and wonder what things in your life you need and the things that you don't.
I feel sorry for the children as well. I would like to see what is going to happen to all of them over time.
I wonder if we would have a different perspective of looting if we were older and had children of our own. Considering how poor Haiti is, I'm not even sure what they would be looting besides grocery stores and other basic goods stores. I know that there is a right way to react to losing everything, in theory. But I promise you that if it were down to me stealing bread for my family or my family starving to death, I would steal, fight, and lie to get what I needed for my family. I'm not sure how wrong that is.
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