Sadly Stuck in an Archiac State of Mind

     So I am sitting on my couch today watching television getting ready to take a nap. I then see a really cute Cheerios commercial about a family eating cheerios for breakfast. I thought the little girl was really cute, and I remembered that I had seen that little girl before, but where?

 

     A few seconds later, it came to me. I remembered seeing her in the Huffington post a while back! I like to be correct about things so I looked it up and sure enough, the very same adorable little girl was on the front of the Huffington Post from May 31st.The reason? This commercial apparently got backlash from commentators on You Tube and other sources, 

because. the. family. was. mixed.
 

    

Are you joking? Are we not in 2013?

     It seems to me that issues that have existed in the world never truly go away, and that makes me sad. There are still people who feel the need to hang onto these bigoted ideas and refuse to let them go. The rest of the world moves on, while these people wither away in their own conceived misery of the world.
     I appreciate sources, one being the Huffington Post, for calling these people out. I think it is great that people out there will stand up for the right thing. Watch this clip in response to the backlash. I love how they are making a clear bold statement that these issues are inane, and people need to move on.

     My point,  Citizens of this country are currently fighting for equal rights; murder is on the news almost every day; our economy is slowly crippling; there are still people (in this country) who are hungry with nothing to eat; water is not guaranteed in every city around the world, and not everyone has someone to hug. Yet, people are worried about a mixed race family. I think what this country needs is for everyone to worry about themselves, and what directly affects their life. If it doesn't have to do with you, your income, your family, or your belongings, then it doesn't concern you. Let the world be, and enjoy your days on this Earth. They are limited and should not be spent worrying about the wrong things.

Just some food for thought...

 

My discovery of Charity:water

Today, as I continued to net away as what has become a part of my morning routine, I discovered yet another incredible story.

This story is about a nonprofit called Charity: water and founder Scott Harrison's passion project. Founded in 2006, it has helped fund 6,611 projects in 20 countries, benefiting over 2,545,000 people!!

So, how did he do it? Well, he joined the passion project after leaving a 10 year run promoting night clubs.

He then took a trip to to Africa and one thing really caught his eye. He noticed people walking three or four hours a day for filthy water that would make them sick, ''water that you wouldn't let your dog drink."

So this is how it began: On his 31st birthday, he invited all his friends to a night club to celebrate, however instead of having them pay for the event, he asked for a donation to help fund something even greater. This also included a promise, that he would show all his friends where their money went and what it accomplished. What began as one man giving up his birthday for a greater cause, a movement was started. People all over are giving up their birthdays for charity:water.

Overall, the organization has raised over $40 million as of January 15, 2012.

But there is more!! It is about a little girl named Rachel.

Rachel heard about charity: water and decided to try and raise 300$ for her ninth birthday to help fund a project with Charity: water. Sadly, she fell short, and only raised 220$. She made a promise to

try harder next year. But on July 11th, she was killed in a tragic car accident.

Her story got out. People from all over the world heard Rachel's story and began to donate. Only a few months after her death, over 1.2 million was raised in her honor for Charity: water. That means that in her honor, she was able to help close to 40,000 people across the globe. One year after her death, on the anniversary of the accident, Rachel's mother and grandparents took a trip to Ethiopia to see those who she helped through her donations. She will be forever remembered all over the world for her caring heart, and what her death has brought to the world.
This little girl holds a special place in my heart, and I have decided to possibly try this for my next birthday. If I could raise even the littlest amount of money, I will have played some role in the changing of this world.

Here is Rachel's story, and a link to her site if you decide you would like to help.

http://www.charitywater.org/rachels-gift/

Just some food for thought...

We are the World

I have had a lot of time on my hands to just internet browse this summer. I usually wake up, eat breakfast and do a bit of net searching since my schedule makes it easier on me to sleep in and relax in the mornings. I came across a video today that I completely forgot existed.

Back in 2010, Haiti was hit with a 7Mw earthquake approximately 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.
By January 24th, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. There was an estimated three million people that were affected by the quake. The highest death count was estimated at 220,000.  The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.It destroyed everything and left so many with nothing.

I saw this one video back in 2010 where a bunch of music artists came together to raise awareness. It made me cry, and it made a big scene with the media, but then it died off. Like I said, I completely forgot about this video.

Well, I came across it again today, and it still gave me chills.  I think it was pretty cool that all these people came together to raise awareness for such an important cause.

"There comes a time when the world must come together as one."

 Some people don't find it important, or even our "duty" to help others in need. But if we take politics, money, territory, religion and anything else that causes a barrier out of the equation and just look at everyone as  human being, then we will see better in the world. I know if I needed a hand, I would hope that any human being would lend me a hand, because we are one and the same. 

Here are some people that did something.  They stepped up and made a difference. The coincidence about this is that what I am writing right now is an edit to my original post because after I had my own little flash back Friday with this video above, I went on my Facebook and saw this off the Invisible Children site. They had the title, #flashbackfriday. Not knowing we both were flashing back to the very same day, I decided to add their video to my blog post as well. 

Just food for thought...