How quickly we forget that 3/4 of the world living in refugee camps, slums and overcrowded environments are exposed again and again to this infectious disease. Clean water that we take so readily, is unattainable to over half of the world's population. Water, a natural resource that's abundant for so few, takes lives of so many daily.
It is more than mere water that has stopped our planet from living as one. The infectious disease has more to do with our hearts than the small intestine. It is our ease at which we turn a blind eye to those out of sight, out of mind. If each one of us was faced with someone in our home, in our workplace, in our church, or soccer team facing life and death, compassion would reign over consumption. People were created to be love, things were created to be used, why are so many people loving things and using people. The unsurpassed satiation for inanimate object will never fill our souls, yet day after day, China and other developing countries are paying workers far too little to make far too many polymers for western ingestion. Injecting no hope, love, joy or peace into their lives, yet they have been brainwashed to believe wealth comes from outside of themselves instead of inside.
The next time someone asks if you are caring for someone, say yes, our human planet. Share your tremendous wealth with those that can't, give until it hurts and then ask God how to give more. Lean on one another for support, God intended this to happen, he left part of our heart empty to be filled by relationships. He made sure no human was gifted abundantly so we would have to work collaboratively, like a colorful woven tapestry.
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