It has been an interesting couple of hours since my last post. Brittany, Sean and I went to dinner. Our tuk tuk driver brought us to a restaurant which was good, but it was pretty obvious it is a place that hooks up the drivers of these tuk tuks if they bring tourists there. The driver suggested it, but based on the amount of foreigners that were being dropped off and told the same thing, it was undoubtedly the case. The food was good and we had a nice laugh about it.

We took a quick walk around after dinner; it was an emotional roller coaster ride. The varying demographics was appalling to see. One moment I was watching excitedly at the public aerobics class taking place on the side walk with the beautiful river right in the background; almost immediately though, my heart wrenched as I looked down to try not to step on the two children sleeping on the sidewalk with nothing but some rags for clothes and a torn-up blanket. U ahead I saw a child no older than Keira (my daughter) who was well experienced in the art of begging; the boy had no fear and no shame in walking up to the complete stranger with his hand outstretched. Almost immediately my mind turned him into Keira. It really was a testament to how broken this world is and why everyone needs to step it up. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has a great take on the world as a community. He says that we are all family, and he means it very literally. If any one of us saw our brother or sister laying on the street like the people I saw today, we wouldn't think twice about helping them. Because we are far removed from this though, and it is not nearly as convenient as ignoring it, we do (generally speaking).

It's so interesting to me that in times like this, when there is so much awareness and information about the injustices in the world, that these injustices still happen. I really do beleive however, that with the technology of today coupled with some time for the abundance of global injustice to influence people around the world (whom I ultimately believe to be fundamentally good), things will change.

Recently at work (Saint Eulalia Parish) the teens were learning about various service opportunities and how they could help other people. One of them shared how hard it was for her to find the time and that there were so many distractions in her life. She asked my advice and I told her this: We can all relate to not having enough time. Serving others is a job and a commitment. The reason why people like Jesus, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, Dr . Martin Luther King, etc were so awesome at being good was because they practiced all the time. The more you practice anything the better you will become at it. Charity is no different. Someday, I hope to be the Babe Ruth of charity... Minus the debauchery of course, hahaha!

By the way, I would love any and all feedback. I believe there is a comment section on this blog and I'd love to hear from you all while I'm away!