So sad, I ate a piece of chocolate...
Okay, so I'm going to go on a little tangent, so forgive me... or better yet... stop reading now ;)
I just watched an SVU episode that stirred my emotions, it touched on how women are raped in the Congo.
It made me think about how I constantly hear, "The United States cannot be the world's police" in various forms of rhetoric. At times, when it is all you hear, you start to believe it. Why are we doing what we do, it brings us great debt, it brings us deaths of loved ones, etc...
Then I refer to a sentence that keeps echoing in my mind. It was a line on my initial counseling with my platoon sergeant.
"If you witness a wrongful act, and do nothing to stop it, you are condoning it."
How can I expect this of my fellow soldiers, and not expect if of my country?
In a class room, I would expect students to treat each other fairly, and with respect. I constantly encourage them to stand up when they see someone getting picked on, or to alert an adult if they see a wrongful act. How can I teach them to believe this is the right thing to do, if they do not witness others doing the same.
So...
If the United States, or any other country for that matter, know of wrongful acts being committed, and still does nothing... all are guilty too. What world would we be in, if we and others did not stand up for others wronged.
I understand our country has problems, and many of which need more attention focused. Nevertheless, let's refer to this analogy. When a town in our country gets flooded, other groups come in to help. What if they said "we have other problems to deal with, problems of our own." We all have problems, and we all need help for them. Imagine if we all helped each other how quickly those problems would dwindle.
Just some thoughts,
Ang
I just watched an SVU episode that stirred my emotions, it touched on how women are raped in the Congo.
It made me think about how I constantly hear, "The United States cannot be the world's police" in various forms of rhetoric. At times, when it is all you hear, you start to believe it. Why are we doing what we do, it brings us great debt, it brings us deaths of loved ones, etc...
Then I refer to a sentence that keeps echoing in my mind. It was a line on my initial counseling with my platoon sergeant.
"If you witness a wrongful act, and do nothing to stop it, you are condoning it."
How can I expect this of my fellow soldiers, and not expect if of my country?
In a class room, I would expect students to treat each other fairly, and with respect. I constantly encourage them to stand up when they see someone getting picked on, or to alert an adult if they see a wrongful act. How can I teach them to believe this is the right thing to do, if they do not witness others doing the same.
So...
If the United States, or any other country for that matter, know of wrongful acts being committed, and still does nothing... all are guilty too. What world would we be in, if we and others did not stand up for others wronged.
I understand our country has problems, and many of which need more attention focused. Nevertheless, let's refer to this analogy. When a town in our country gets flooded, other groups come in to help. What if they said "we have other problems to deal with, problems of our own." We all have problems, and we all need help for them. Imagine if we all helped each other how quickly those problems would dwindle.
Just some thoughts,
Ang