Attacks vs. Apathy

Shock…Disbelief…Shaken Complacency…The endless adjectives are, and continue to be spoken over the recent ‘Terrorist’ attacks in Norway; one that some tourists lamented on, was that it reminded them of ’9/11′ all over again. Yes, once again many innocent lives were lost, at the hands of a very few, in what was a very tragic incident indeed.

Not only was the car bomb a shock in itself, right downtown by several key government buildings, but to then witness the aftermath of dozens of children of various government officials being shot en mass was even more horrific.

Of course, the initial reports and various analysis are showing that it was not the doings of any Al Qaeda sect, but that of a couple (so far) of Norwegian Citizens themselves; This would be akin to if the 9/11 attacks were by some ‘good ol’ American Boys’, instead of the ones that committed those Terrorist Attacks almost 10 years ago.

Did anyone in Norway, a normally peaceful and somewhat neutral country, see this coming? Most likely not. Then again, did most American citizens, unaware of the constant CIA, NSA, and various other covert organizations workings, see 9/11 coming? Sadly, no…

We react in shock, disbelief and horror, when we see such things happening lately in our world, but really, should we be ‘surprised’ over all of them? We also see now as well, wide-spread famine in several countries in Africa, and thankfully, the Canadian Government has taken measures, in millions of dollars worth, to aid the starving ‘over there’. But, we are sitting in front of our Televisions, radios, and computers with online news media access, shake our heads, wring our hands, and even pray for ‘them’…But…then what do we do?

What do we do…what CAN we do? Well, as my wife and I lamented even today, sadly, we can not save them all, as much as our hearts would love to…We do currently sponsor 2 children in need, one in India, the other in Uganda, but, to save all children world-wide, well, of course logistically and financially, no one person could ever hope to accomplish such a noble feat.

But, not to take a stand on a soapbox, but one wonders, if every family in North America, sponsored but one child, heck, if even every church sponsored but ONE CHILD, what a difference could that then make on this ever wildly spinning globe we call ‘Home’? (The average cost by the way, is less than a Medium cup of coffee a day at Tim Horton’s…)

Just…Thoughts…