Responsibility

I have some hardline opinions about social responsibility. That we should only take from this world what we need and can handle and that we should be able to give back more most of the time. So every time there is a devastating disaster it leaves me wondering just how much one should give and it leaves me feeling guilty. And also questioning human nature. Obviously the earthquake in Haiti has brought this to the forefront of my thoughts.

How much should one give to help those going through tragedy? Should we send money and how much? Is that enough or do we go to help? Admittedly I have an overactive sense of responsibility and going is not feasible nor rational. I guess I also make the mistake of thinking that everyone has this same sense of responsibility. Cause if everyone did than we would each dig deep into our pockets and the money would be efficiently used in recovery and for creating a better infrastucture in Haiti. Haitian government would already be better able to deal with this and not need such extreme levels of aid (I am by no means blaming the victims, just hypothesizing). The world would still provide aid of course because that is what a socially responsible world does. Yes, I am over-simplifying this, I know there is much more cause-and-effect and pre-existing circumstances to consider.

I have a friend who encourages me to think of struggles as two things going on within, a question that you can ask yourself when dealing with struggles: Am I feeling/doing this because this is God's will for the greater good, or is this my ego telling me to look after #1? I am not sure what my answer is.

What are your thoughts? How do you determine how much responsibility belongs on each of us?

Pfewww, how's that for some good ol' family blogging?!?

Back to reality

Somehow we made it from this at 8:15 last night...



...to school at 8:15 this morning.


And now I need to pack all the Christmas stuff and all the memories, including the one of this being the last Christmas with a baby, away. Sigh.