Avicus (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} earth_divine) wrote,@ 2005-09-02 17:20:00 |
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My 2 cents...
Imagine everything that you own and cherish... Your home, your car, the bed you sleep in, your tv, computer, books, everything in your possession... Imagine losing it all tomorrow, not even being able to sleep out of fear of death, seeing your loved ones die, the world you knew crumbling around you. Imagine not being able to eat. There is a flood, but you have no water to drink. The heat is tearing at you and if you jump in the water to cool off you drown in front of your family's eyes.
This is the situation in NOLA. This is what has happened in your own country. Not in the far-off Asian countries, not in Africa, but in America.
There is a way to do something about this. It cannot be undone, but you can help those who are going through that. Their very lives depend on it. There are people alive right now who will die unless they get help.
If you wish to make a contribution, there are several ways of doing this.
* Go donate blood
* If you are religious: pray, light a candle, ...
* Donate money or material goods to:
http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/
http://www.nopundit.com/
http://www.nola.com/forums/jefftown
http://www.wwltv.com/
http://www.redcross.org
*Write a poem, a text, create artwork, ... and visit this page:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/va
*Donate your time. Help send goods, volunteer, ...
The tragedy in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana, most particularly the devastation of New Orleans, a place we all have come to cherish and hold close to us, has struck our hearts in a blast of painful realisation. All most of us can do is try to keep the hope alive that we will not let ourselves be destroyed by such a natural disaster. We will not give up! Human beings in particular are a resilient species, they stick together, and those few who would rather not help but aide in the destruction will not win in the end. Louisiana, Mississippi, the United States of American, the victims... They will overcome this!
Imagine everything that you own and cherish... Your home, your car, the bed you sleep in, your tv, computer, books, everything in your possession... Imagine losing it all tomorrow, not even being able to sleep out of fear of death, seeing your loved ones die, the world you knew crumbling around you. Imagine not being able to eat. There is a flood, but you have no water to drink. The heat is tearing at you and if you jump in the water to cool off you drown in front of your family's eyes.
This is the situation in NOLA. This is what has happened in your own country. Not in the far-off Asian countries, not in Africa, but in America.
There is a way to do something about this. It cannot be undone, but you can help those who are going through that. Their very lives depend on it. There are people alive right now who will die unless they get help.
If you wish to make a contribution, there are several ways of doing this.
* Go donate blood
* If you are religious: pray, light a candle, ...
* Donate money or material goods to:
http://www.nola.com/weblogs/nola/
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/
http://www.nopundit.com/
http://www.nola.com/forums/jefftown
http://www.wwltv.com/
http://www.redcross.org
*Write a poem, a text, create artwork, ... and visit this page:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/va
*Donate your time. Help send goods, volunteer, ...
The tragedy in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana, most particularly the devastation of New Orleans, a place we all have come to cherish and hold close to us, has struck our hearts in a blast of painful realisation. All most of us can do is try to keep the hope alive that we will not let ourselves be destroyed by such a natural disaster. We will not give up! Human beings in particular are a resilient species, they stick together, and those few who would rather not help but aide in the destruction will not win in the end. Louisiana, Mississippi, the United States of American, the victims... They will overcome this!
