So, I'm sitting here feeling pretty useless and stupid right now. I just read clips from a friend of mine that works at the local community paper. She went to the local camp and talked to refugees there. A 15 year-old girl saw a girl get her throat slit. A couple saw a baby die, along with a few elderly people while they were trapped under a bridge for 7 days. Another person saw a boy shot when he asked a police officer for help. It's utter chaos in New Orleans. Crazy horrible things are happening and up until 10 minutes ago, I was sitting comfortably in my room worrying about homework. I feel useless. The compassionate side of me has welled up uncontrollably, but I don't know what to do. I feel ashamed that until now, I didn't really care too much, because I didn't realize the atrocity of what was going on. There's a big difference between what you hear on the news and what you hear from someone who has been there. A friend went down to help out and one thing he said when I asked him about keeps playing in my mind...."How can you explain the stench of death?" I am useless....
GilraenTasartir · Thu Sep 08, 2005 @ 02:52pm · 0 Comments |