tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966747504559676498.post7922795282225115473..comments2023-06-11T04:38:01.334-04:00Comments on Wynn Anne's Meanderings: And then what?Wordfiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06655930772371361091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966747504559676498.post-38946536809916311702012-03-11T23:10:52.031-04:002012-03-11T23:10:52.031-04:00I am reminded of Christ's words, "The poo...I am reminded of Christ's words, "The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me." (Mt 26) We are never going to end the agony these children endure. But if we stop caring, stop loving them, become callous and ignore them, then *we* lose. If we are to remain compassionate and sane, we must work to relieve their pain and to heal them. We must show that we love them.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966747504559676498.post-55237411352005279972012-03-11T22:21:29.707-04:002012-03-11T22:21:29.707-04:00Sadly, you are right -- there will always be anoth...Sadly, you are right -- there will always be another person for whom others are objects.Wordfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953425796249652505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966747504559676498.post-57906754469465055982012-03-11T20:58:55.061-04:002012-03-11T20:58:55.061-04:00These are the kids I see and test every day, and I...These are the kids I see and test every day, and I wonder the same thing. And I really only see the "lucky" ones, the ones who somehow got the ticket out. Yes, they face hardships here too, but the children will assimilate quickly, faster than their parents. Thanks to the help from the refugee agencies the children at least have hope for a better future, or at least for their children's future. In fact 2 of my coworkers were brought here many years ago (decades, actually) by 2 of the same refugee agencies we currently work with. One was escaping the never-ending wars in Africa; she ended up here where an apartment seemed like a castle to her and a highway was beyond terrifying. But here she is, working a well-paying job, with a family of her own, and children set to go to college. I wonder about the ones who get left behind, though. I think about the National Geographic cover with the photo of the young Afghan girl with the striking green eyes, then to see how time and the stresses of war changed her so much. At least if we stop Kon, there will be less children for whom we have to ask "and then what?". My question is "and then who?". Who will come along next with more terrors and atrocities? Who else is doing it right now? I would love to think stopping Kony would end all the hardships and sufferings for children, but it won't. A friend of mine remembered visiting a Holocaust memorial where she saw written "Never Again". Unfortunately that wasn't true. Will it ever be?PinkChicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138683939008012334noreply@blogger.com