tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post114632089602742684..comments2023-10-11T03:32:43.592-06:00Comments on Fencing With the Fog: Think You're So Special?MaryAn Batchellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1146665298690485212006-05-03T08:08:00.000-06:002006-05-03T08:08:00.000-06:00Warning: Rare political and somewhat social commen...Warning: Rare political and somewhat social commentary. Don't get used to it.<BR/><BR/>Troy, the suffering of others does not make me feel insignificant at all. It hurts. It's tragic. But it does not make me feel insignificant.<BR/><BR/>I know in my heart that small as my efforts may seem in the overwhelming scheme of suffering in the world, I'm doing my part when and where I can. Helping one person find a job or putting one family into an apartment may seem insignifcant to a starving African family, but it's life changing to an American one. A thousand dollars here and fifty dollars there may not feed the world, but it feeds somebody.<BR/><BR/>My contributions may be small but they are consistent. I vote, open my wallet, write letters, solicit legislation, petition congress, talk to my legislators, seek financial assistance, use my gifts and talents every opportunity I get and pray (yes, I pray!) to help end the mistreatment and neglect of people in this and other countries. <BR/><BR/>Would everyone agree with the way contribute to society, my priorities and the causes I support? No. But I'm always doing SOMETHING and for that reason, the suffering of mankind does not make me feel insignifcant.<BR/><BR/>It does, however, frustrate me that small as my part is, if everyone else actively sought to do their small part either financially, legislatively, or physically, people like you would never have to feel insignificant.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1146625052783377592006-05-02T20:57:00.000-06:002006-05-02T20:57:00.000-06:00Insignificance, is it a good or bad feeling, or is...Insignificance, is it a good or bad feeling, or is it a thought. Sometimes it's frustration. At other times it is comforting.<BR/><BR/>Almost nothing reminds me of how small and insignificant I am in the universe as war or watching the children in Africa suffering starvation and Aids or listening to George W. Bush wax on about how much good he and his cohorts in D.C. are doing for our country.Troy Wormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544953925910205966noreply@blogger.com