Reach Out!!

The count Down to the New Year has already begun. With various sales promotions, new releases, Grand Openings. It sure does seem like indeed the entire world is waiting for the next grand year!!

The crowd at the malls baffles me, somewhere few days back I had heard about the recession, the downward economy etc., but what I see is people scurrying to their cars with carts full of shopping items and loads of presents being packed,. Do I believe my eyes or the facts about economy? Somewhere deep down each one of us has been truly affected by this economy -the question lies in how much have the so called ‘Bad Times’ changed each of us from within? Do we really empathize when we donate a dollar to the St.Jude’s Children’s hospital or any other charity of such sort or has that too become a second nature to us?

The good old fables teach us the moral lessons of treating our neighbors like ourselves, but with countries waging wars against each other, natural calamities befalling on some nations or political unrest; does the layman like you and me truly worry about the future of those victims? Sadly No, we hear the news, regret for some time, thank God that we and our family members are safe and carry on with our day to day life. Not that we need to raise a hue and cry every time a calamity occurs but the least we can do is stand for a cause!! Had Susan G Komen wallowed herself in self pity blaming her stars for causing breast cancer the fight breast cancer movement would never have seen the light of the day.

It is not what you stand up for but how far you can take it to support mankind that counts. The cause could be as small as stopping food wastage which could start right from home and spread across the community; just like the 11Alive’s annual ‘Canathon’ which collects cans from people across the state and donates it to the needy ones.

There is no better time than now to start something, the holiday season is here, a season to share, care and make new commitments. So why not make a commitment to ourselves to stand up for a cause and to reach out to those who truly need?