Yesterday the gates of Heaven were open for a little big longer.
As you all have probably heard by this Saturday afternoon, Japan was the victim of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a devastating tsunami that followed in its wake. These natural disasters are going to cost Japan millions of dollars to get back on its feet. Money can be earned, but there is nothing that can be done to bring back the people who passed away this disastrous Friday.
Help has reached this eastern nation and I know I speak for all of us when I say I hope they find those who are still missing.
Isn't it funny how sometimes we stress and worry about ''silly'' things when there are bigger problems out there? Who cares if your car is older than you or if you ran out of light dressing for your salad? There are bigger things happening, things we fail to see sometimes.
I'm not saying our problems aren't important. It's just that sometimes we tend to stress over things that shouldn't be important or made a priority. So what if they don't have that dress you want in your size, it's not a tragedy; get over it. There are people crying right now because they can't find their family and you are upset because you couldn't get that new video game.
Last week Charlie Sheen made all the headlines. Everyone was talking about him, but what about Libya? Why are we talking about another celebrity who is destroying his own life instead of discussing what is going on in North Africa these days? How about the soldiers who died recently fighting for this country? The media needs to stop making celebrities a priority, and leave that to bloggers like Perez Hilton. Start covering the stories of those who deserve to be seen on television and read about in the news.
No wonder there’s an idea out there that each generation keeps getting worse.
I ask that you please keep all the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in your prayers and the family and soldiers who lost their lives recently protecting their country:
Andrew Wilfahrt (31), Brian Tabada (21), Rudolph Hizon (22) and Chauncy Mays (25)
If you would like to donate money to the American Red Cross, you can go to www.redcross.org and click on Donate Funds.
