This week, I've been thinking a lot about making a difference. I've been thinking about different charities, and what makes each cause unique and worthy of awareness, attention, and/or action. Many organizations in the world have compelling causes that need others' support, but I think that though awareness is important, it would be nearly impossible to donate and commit to every single important cause in the world. There's so many different ways to help out, and trying to choose is often hard, but I think you and I and everyone else, when faced with the question of what, whom, or where to help, should ponder about what affects us as individuals and what we care about. I guess it all comes down to trying to making whatever difference you want to make.
I'm thinking about this because the theme of this year's Holocaust Remembrance Week is "What have we learned?" (http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/years/detail.php?content=2011&lang=)
Other than lessons of ignorance and hatred, we see other lessons that branch out from the Holocaust. Some people did fight for what they believed in, even in such troubled times as World War II, and I think that commemorating them is just as important as remembering the victims. Remember those who made a difference in the world, and learn to do the same in your own way.
-Cora
I like this way of looking at things: the positivity of those who did try to make things better during the Holocaust. Sometimes when we look at the problems in the world, or try to find good causes, it's easy to get depressed because it seems like there is so much to do out there! But at least there are charities; at least there are people who care; at least people haven't forgotten about the Holocaust; and at least we can learn from it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mollie. :)
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