Hi
YOU ARE SO RIGHT. Because you chose to cut down those at least here when they remark about "doing" they don't actually get a chance to express it. You don't ever talk about that either. But since you wonder... I set up a charity drive to help those of little means offset the cost of getting by... during such tragic losses. I set aside a day thus far to look into setting up a foundation in the name of Grace to find a cure for SIDS and oh yes, I spent some time trying to let others know there is a God and what he asks of us. I send one percent every year to consumers for tax releif. We donated a van load of canned goods and clothes collected by three counties organized by my mother and myself to Katrina victims. We took an entire summer collecting school books, notebooks, pensils and paper to send to Katrina victims. Then we lost mom, we lost both grandpatrents, my husband was hit head on by an unlicensed uninsured driver that put him in the hospital for eight months, and though we suffered deeply sir, we didn't file suit or do anything but pray for that man, his children and wife. We lost a precious child, and all in less than five years. Had to move to keep emplyed. So no, you are not talking to someone who is issuing some "theoretical blabber about caring." All any of this has meant to me and I suspect Mallory and some others is that, together Daryl, we can make a difference in the world's problems. Alone, not much. Especially when we are in need ouselves. You seem to miss the point as I noticed quite alot here. These replies were in direct response to a load of catterwalling over the opinions of some here who simply asked or commented about the world's issues. You and some others then spent days bashing and puting down others as result of their words of hope? Creating defensive posturing and then out come the fingers to point. It had nothing to do with what you have done, didn't do, or are doing or will do for our fellow man, but what you said. How about this, response instead....Yes, I too see the troubles in our world and yes, there should be some way our world's humanity can come together to solve or help with it's troubles. Yes people, maybe the days will come when each of us will lay down our weapons, shut down the dereks, and plant a future."
Didn't all of this start with the responses of the potential of the effects GLOBAL WARMING might have on the existance of human life? Yest it did. But then those denials snowballed into this......what did you call it.... theoretical blabber about "caring"? True you don't ever reply with accomplishments, what you have done, or intend to do. But again, all this "Blabber" was because you and a few others put down some for having the gall to talk about this world's troubles. I agree to a point Daryl, you can hold up a sign, I can also, it doesn't mean a thing unless we realize first, what each of us has done, is doing, or want to show a "together we stand" idea. So all we have then are words and at least here, "your's" are more important than mine, because "one" says so. So nope, we are not hearing how much more compassionate and caring I or anyone else is, what you're reading sir, is a few people tiring of being set down and told to shut up "liberal" you are wrong, in an elegant way of course. Why else does this place even exist? "Talk About It."
Lucy
