A friend recently said that they stop by my blog when they feel like crying. Great. That is not supposed to be the point of my blog. I will try to write more things that make people laugh. If you watch this video you might cry. But you shouldn't. Remember what Didi Ananda Ruchiri said? " To have compassion isn't the same thing as sympathy or pity. Pity will break your heart. Compassion will open it." So, don't cry and feel heartbroken, rather, allow your heart to open. We all feel heartbroken by the pain in the world from time to time. We wouldn't be human if we didn't. But as you open your heart, you will feel joy in giving and in knowing that you are doing your best to make a difference to somebody. That doesn't always have to mean money. There are so many ways to help in this world and to advocate for children.
This video is put out by the Joint Counsel for International Children's Services. They mostly advocate adoption. I love adoption and have a special passion for international adoption. I am very touched by this video and hope that others will be as well. Adoption can be the answer for some children and families. Also, there are so many people who do want to help orphaned children through adoption but are caught in a seemingly endless process of jumping through hoops--often flaming hoops held by corrupt individuals. It is all worth it and I continue to pray for families in the midst of difficult adoption processes and I laud the efforts of organizations working to change these processes and improve the quality of life for orphans everywhere. But the reason why I truly believe in education and am focused on that in my personal endeavors is because I believe that if we could educate these children then we would begin to eliminate the number of orphans left or abandoned because of poverty, disease, corruption, etc.
Anywho...watch this short video. Its amazing.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Awesome Video
Posted by Perla at 9:43 AM
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That was a great video!
If its any consulation, someone recently told me that they only like my funny posts and won't read me when I get all serious. I like to present a muli-faceted persona, the layers of my onion, so to speak. Apparently blog readers don't like such deep and layered souls like you and I.
Just for the record, I read you all the time and I rarely cry even though I am deeply touched by most of what you write. I, on the other hand, would be thrilled to know that someone cried when they read my blog. It would show that they are reading more than just the funny stuff.
What a cool video, and yes, I when i think of my little ones and worrying about every tiny thing for and about them, I hate hate hate that there is a little toddler like Penny who doesn't have someone watching every single thing she does and putting life on hold to care for her when she's sick. I was talking with a lady in my ward who has adopted two kids the other day. She was saying how hard it is (the process) and how she wishes she could just put a bunch in her suitcase and tak them home. I wonder how many of us would hesitate to bring these little ones in our family if there was no question of all the paper work -- how could you leave the orphange with out just taking them all. I think we all would -- even me who feels like I'm supposed to be willing to physically bear 100 children already.
That was powerful. Your right. I love that quote about campassion. How can i put this on my FB?
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