People are sharing this image on Facebook at this time of the year. This image is so moving and it so much reminds me of my actions and thoughts of changing the way people think and act. This image is so close to my heart that it made me to let all my work go for next half an hour and share this note with you.
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Why are you doing this? You are not going to help everybody, you cannot save the world."I
always get this question from people and I really don't know what to make out of it. What to make out of the question, what actually is the "ideal" answer and most importantly what to make out of the people giving me this question. In "my world" and my head it is not the correct question to ask? What are these people trying to hear? Are they expecting an answer that which will make them feel that they do enough anyway? Or are they expecting an argument over it - which will then dust off the feel of guilt about them not doing enough, even tho they could? Are they trying to dust off their own guilt of not doing enough just because they question the waste of time and money in helping African people who are "having lots of children".
Is it really about Africa? Are you actually questioning Africa? Does it really matter if that is Africa, Asia, America or Europe? Does it matter if that is a child, dog or plant? Or Do you really question indirectly your OWN actions... and make it sound like if it was OKAY to do nothing as you as an individual, has no power to change it.
I also questioned "why" at the beginning. I questioned why this world is so unfair, why so many children suffer the way that most of you people cannot imagine, I asked myself "why" so many times.. but I never asked people doing something GOOD that BENEFITS the world: WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? Perhaps I was too humble to ask such question, or did it feel to me more disrespectful questioning someone's GOOD WILL and actions, which are taking lots of comforts out of their own life in order to comfort others? I thought: "Wow what people" ! I felt ashamed!!! I thought i rather ask myself "Why I am not doing the same? Why I am not the one doing something about whatever makes me to be concerned about?"
I tell you it is a personal challenge because I had to stop doing things and affording things that in "this system" are "right" or "in", like I stopped sharing with my girlfriends my clothes shopping, best dancing outfits, excellent make up deals, and my next trip to Bahamas and I had to stop focus on my ego in order to make changes in my life that would lead me to make my dreams of making this world a better place success!
This picture I am posting here has made me so upset. Although I been there and I've seen it, it is extremely disturbing to me and I cannot stop wondering WHY THERE ARE NOT MANY PEOPLE FEELING IT?? Why most of the people did not get it yet?? I love giving presents to my friends and family too, but we all know that the type of presents we generally give to our children and families, WILL NOT CHANGE THEIR LIVES. WE often get presents that we don't need, as most of us can buy whatever we need and most of the children I know (and sure you know) already have everything (free school they can be going to, place to sleep, food to eat and a family to fulfil their happiness.) These things are not given just at Christmas right?
So here is me again asking WHY MOST PEOPLE DID NOT GET THE FACT THAT £20 WII GAME WILL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO ANYONE apart from creating an artificial and wrong image of happiness to your kid. There are millions and millions of kids in this world their life can be DRASTICALLY CHANGED if we give £20 away to help them to maybe feel warm during cold times, and give them A REAL REASON to smile. IT IS SO PATHETIC to think that you as an individual cannot do anything. You can do more that you can ever imagine... actually living in London for last 8 years, I can really understand why most people cannot understand that 20 quit can change peoples lives.. because.. did it ever change yours?
Somebody on the street asked me if I was rich or what - cos I run a charity. I don't have money, but I feel (now I want to scream) I HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE!!!! SO I MUST BE RICH!
And we all can be! because I can feel the real happiness that even the richest person in the world cannot buy. Until you see the world materialistically, you will often feel poor simply because you can never have enough money to have everything.
PS: Whilst I was writing this, the amount of profile pictures of people went through my head for all kinds of reasons is the fact that we do need to act more to THE CHANGE - WE ALL DESIRE to SEE...
Thank you for reading this.
Veronika
