Think of the needy...

When I was a little boy, I used to watch Cartoon Network, probably like everyone my age...But besides the funny classical cartoons, Cartoon Network used to promote a an aid campaign of Oxfam International (http://www.oxfam.org/) which related to malnourished children in Africa. I sort of understood what tose children were facing, but i did not have the required power to do something about it. I don't quite have it now, but what I can do is to write about it, in hope that people who read this article may choose to do themselves something about it.
In 2005, 15 countries committed to give a minimum of 0.51% of their national income in 2010 to developing nations. Total aid will be $107bn (£68bn) in 2010 against 2005 pledges of $128bn, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has forecast. So that's $21 bn less.The missing $21bn could pay for every child [in the world] to go to school and could save the lives of two million of the poorest mothers and children.
When you live confortably somwhere far (in distance) from all of those problems, you forget that, in fact, those people and you share the same world. And you cannot imagine yourself being in their situation. But never forget that in any moment, faith can turn the tables upside down. In a great earthquake situation, given our country's power to respond, we would all be in a very dramatic situation, maybe similar to that of Haitians right now.
I'm not trying to sound apocalyptic, but the truth is that we all live on the same planet, and we should try to think of the needy from time to time and do something to help them. And we should do that without any thought of reward for our goo deeds. The reward will come, but maybe in another form that we expect.

Vorbind despre trecut

Vorbe despre trecut...istorie transformata in prezent. Tendinta este de a readuce trecutul in prezent, a-i da o conotatie de valabilitate continuua. Cata importanta are trecutul in prezentul fiecaruia? Indiscutabil, trecutul este unealta modelatoare a persoanei noastre prezente... Insa ce se intampla atunci cand rememorezi trecutul, odata si inca odata si tot asa? Trecutul e trecut. Exista un indemn britanic ce spune "Let bygons be bygons". Intr-adevar, "bygons", am trecut prin sau pe langa ceva ce e de domeniul trecutului... Trecutul e determinant, dar nu esential in prezent. Privesc catre trecutul meu, cu bune, cu rele..stiu ca exista un viitor...daca Frank Sinatra spunea "I did it my way", eu pot spune "I'm gonna do it my way". Poate ca "my way" nu e cea mai usoara cale, dar nu pot spune ca am fost vreodata atras de calea mai usoara, cu toate ca cea mai dificila e plina de piedici...Exista un film, "The big fish",in care, personajul principal, la un moment dat, e pus sa aleaga intre doua drumuri, unul cunoscut, iar celalalt printr-o padure, neumblat..El decide sa aleaga al doilea drum, fapt decisiv in viata sa, care capata o turnura epica. Ei bine, poate ca drumul meu e tot printr-o padure plina de pericole...Insa ma astept ca la capatul acelei paduri sa ma astepte ceva special....Revenind la problema rememorarii trecutului, gandesc ca trecutul e bun in urma, iar nu in fata. Zambesc acum, deoarece ascult o piesa a lui Frank Sinatra, al carei titlu e "The best is yet to come"...Inchei cu o fraza proprie: "Indiferent cat de plin de nori mi-a fost trecutul, intotdeauna dupa ploaie vine soarele".