There is so much pain and strife in our world today, with news of natural disasters here and there; earthquakes, floods, landslides, storms, hurricanes, tsunamis, etc. While one is still trying to cope with the natural disasters, we are bombarded with news of wars here and there; terror attacks, tribal wars, religious wars, communal wars, civil wars and what have you, as if that is not enough we also have famine and drought ravishing so many nations.
People have been rendered homeless, and properties destroyed by natural disasters. Social amenities are cut off and life becomes difficult, it becomes an international issue as rescue operations are put in place and cries are put forth for international aid. Lives are lost most times if not during the disaster itself, sometimes during the panic that follows or as a result of an epidemic outbreak during the handling of the crisis.
In another case scenario, we see children starving and dying, mothers abandoning their children as they flee for safety from the hands of dangerous warlords under the influence of drugs, who come to rape and abuse women in war torn areas. These women are abused, while the children are traumatised watching their mothers get raped, and some of them are even forced to join as child soldiers.
While these children are starving, while these children are dying, while people are going through a whole lot, some of us are living our lives without the slightest clue as to what they are going through, we turn on our television sets and hear the cry for help from these areas, and we just switch to another channel.
These are humans as well, we should not forget the very essence of life, we shouldn't forget that life is sacrosanct and we should value each other, !end a helping hand, show some level of humanity and show a little kindness.
Aristotle defines kindness as:
helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped.
Just a little kindness will make our world a better place, so join us at #succourgivers as we create and give succour to these troubled areas, even as we make our world a better place.
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