Friday, September 12, 2008
What I Believe - Part N
When I decided that TV was rotting my brain, and I didn't need to be spending almost $20 a month on something that rots my brain, something happened. Now, a lot of people reading this are thinking, "twenty bucks a month for tv? what's he complaining about?" Well, I had the bare minimum cable service and just watched a few shows, but - for what it's worth - I really liked them. I was brainwashed.
Since then, I've come to realize a few things. One, I don't need t.v., and now I wouldn't have time to watch it if I wanted to. Two, I realized that I'm a spoiled rotten American who takes everything for granted. This morning, I had a nutritious donut and a cup of coffee for breakfast (although I could have had anything of my choosing) and 30,000 children died of malnutrition.
I sit in Starbucks and watch kids who hate their parents who have every modern comfort, while on the other side of the world, another mom is raising her kids without electricity, or clean water, on two dollars a day (or less). That's not an original thought, but it's true and bares repeating here.
For what it's worth, I hate poverty! although exclamation marks don't do it justice here. I hate homelessness! I hate drug addiction! I hate alcoholism! I hate abuse! I hate that people are going to Hell who have never heard a clear Gospel message. AND I'M DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT! What about you? How does that cozy couch and t.v. feel now? Pass the chips? How about another beer?
O.K. I'm off my high horse now. I just had to vent that. Tomorrow's Saturday after all.
Since then, I've come to realize a few things. One, I don't need t.v., and now I wouldn't have time to watch it if I wanted to. Two, I realized that I'm a spoiled rotten American who takes everything for granted. This morning, I had a nutritious donut and a cup of coffee for breakfast (although I could have had anything of my choosing) and 30,000 children died of malnutrition.
I sit in Starbucks and watch kids who hate their parents who have every modern comfort, while on the other side of the world, another mom is raising her kids without electricity, or clean water, on two dollars a day (or less). That's not an original thought, but it's true and bares repeating here.
For what it's worth, I hate poverty! although exclamation marks don't do it justice here. I hate homelessness! I hate drug addiction! I hate alcoholism! I hate abuse! I hate that people are going to Hell who have never heard a clear Gospel message. AND I'M DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT! What about you? How does that cozy couch and t.v. feel now? Pass the chips? How about another beer?
O.K. I'm off my high horse now. I just had to vent that. Tomorrow's Saturday after all.
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