al·tru·ism
noun \ˈal-trü-ˌi-zəm\
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
On Friday March 11, 2011 disaster hit Japan.
I'm sure you all know what's going on, if not, well then you must be living under a rock.
Just in case you are choosing to live under a rock, I'll tell you.
An earthquake measuring at 8.9 hit Japan and destroyed more than you or I can imagine.
We've all seen the news, the pictures, the stories, & the videos.
So this got me thinking, what can I do to help?
But the truth is, unless I had 183 Billion dollars, I can't fix it. To be even more honest, I have VERY little money to my name at the moment. But then again, these people aren't looking for money.
They want help, they want love, they need prayers, they need a place to sleep at night.
But we should never do service for the credit. That isn't what it is about at all.
"Anonymity is the truest expression of altruism."
Everyone needs to work on this. The idea of doing more for others than you do for yourself.
If everyone were like this, the world would be an amazing place to live.
That's my new goal. At least one random act of kindness each day. I will make it convenient to go out of my way for others.. (if that even makes sense)
But okay okay... so I'm really intrigued by all of this. I've been reading stories and blogs and discussions and such. This whole natural disaster has got EVERYONE goin nuts about 2012.
It all started with the dang Mayans.
The Mayans ended their calender on December 21, 2012 they labeled it "doomsday" and circled it in red. But, there is proof that they had events planned after this so called end of the earth. Nobody quite knows that they thought of the day, or what "doomsday" meant to them, because Spaniards destroyed all of their records.
The Mayans aren't the only ones though. The list goes on and on.... but I could be here for years writing about all of the theories and facts about 2012. And if it is true, then I would be long gone before I got it all done.
Just go see for yourself:
http://www.beliefnet.com/Holistic-Living/2009/10/2012-Facts-and-Myths.aspx
People are saying ridiculous things though. Here's the best one yet!
United States lost many lives on 9.11.01
Japan lost many lives on 3.10.11
Add the two dates together and you get 12.21.12
Paranoid much?
So the truth is, nobody truly knows what will happen. It's a mystery to us all.
But just because there was an earthquake in Japan, doesn't mean 2012 is the end of the world.
Let's all take a deep breath.
Now go live your life & stop worrying so much.
this right here is the whole big "30 day challenge" everyone and their dog is going off about.
i'm doing it in one day.
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