Please take a moment to check out Tanya's thoughts on Monday's terrible shooting at Virginia Tech.
I posted the following comments there:
I do understand what you are saying. The shooting was absolutely horrific and is not to be minimalized but we (as in North America in general) have such a frustratingly myopic view of the world at large. The scale of what is happening in non-industrialized countries ON A DAILY BASIS is almost unfathomable. If the media devoted as much attention to those other daily trials & atrocities as they do to events on our own continent and who's getting DNA testing this week, perhaps those of us who are more privileged would take the blinders off, pay more attention, and make more of an effort to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!
Why is it people devote their time and resources to stupid, stupid causes such as starvation diets until Sanjaya is voted off American Idol?? It's really criminal.
Your analogy is good. I don't know of anyone who has not been affected by cancer in some way. Why do we only care with any real, sustained intensity when it's in our own backyard?
One of the unspoken perks of my adoption journey is a refreshed and increased commitment to make a difference for other people less fortunate than me. I'm not perfect, but I'm working on it! :-)
Thanks for the thoughtful posting, Tanya.
