*I just watched 'Across the Universe' and so many of the struggles of apathy, radicalism, war, hate etc... resonated within me because of what is going on in the world today. In Israel, in Darfur, in Iraq and unfortunately the list goes on and on. But no matter how sad and tragic it is, it is a constant struggle to really internalize what is going on and even more so internalize it enough to act. But to what extent do we need to?
We try to sympathize
We try to feel their pain
But until there are bombs in our backyard
We don’t get it
Until our children our kidnapped
We don’t act as fast
Until our homes our taken away
We don’t feel their shivers
Until our families are ripped apart
We can’t know how to respond
We are only human
We feel pain
We feel sadness
We experience the tragedy
But only when it’s knocking at our door
And even when it’s knocking on our door
Can we truly respond?
Can we muster the strength
Can we help heal?
Can we provide support?
Can we provide love?
Can we provide courage?
How can we truly understand someone else’s pain if we’ve never experienced it ourselves?
And do we need to?
