So evidently, I am horrible at blogging... although I have maintained my goal of blogging at least once a month. I've decided that I'm going to be better at this, starting...NOW!:)
Now on to what I actually wanted to write about... so today I had an interesting discussion with one of my friends. I was venting to him about my job, about my parents, about what I'm going to do this fall for school, and just all these issues that have been preoccupying my mind for quite a while lately. And then on some random tangent, we started talking about the earthquake in China and all the people who were devasted by it...and this led me to think about all the other people who are suffering in this world - people who don't even have the luxury of a cup of clean water, girls being sold and exploited, people dying from natural disasters and from genocide - and I suddenly felt the urge to slap myself in the face. Who was I to sit there and complain about what now seemed to be just silly, trivial problems in my life? I may not have the greatest job right now, but at least I actually have one that pays me decently and I feel safe. I might have issues with ma and pa, but they really have been great parents and they kept me safe and fed and clothed. School can be stressful, but I at least have the opportunity just to go and to be able to afford it. And on top of all this, I was born with the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. My faith might not always be as strong as I wish, but I know that having this church in my life has blessed me and made me a better person. I guess my point is...as I think about all of these amazing privileges I have and how millions of others hardly have anything, it truly makes me wonder WHY. Why am I so lucky to have the life that I have, when there are so many others who suffer so much? I don't feel like that great of a person to deserve all that I have. Perhaps I have been blessed so much so that I might be enabled to help those in need? I dunno... it just seems so unfair. I feel both incredibly lucky, and also incredibly undeserving. With everything that I have, it would be a shame if I didn't reach out and try to help people in need. I need to do that more often... man, I'm such a pansy.
