Before anyone gets the chance to take a stab at me for that Michael Jackson-esque title, let me defend myself: I don't know whether he's sane or nuts, but I simply took the liberty of quoting a very wise song of his. Now on with what I want to say:
I just watched the most wonderful movie (stay tuned as I try to get it linked here)...the kind that can change a person's heart, and it made me re-evaluate the path I'm on. We hear about the seemingly hopeless lives that people live in 3rd world countries, people who suffer from natural disasters...and we donate money. We hear these stories, cry, donate money, then soon we forget as we continue on with our lives, doing much the same things as we were before we felt compelled to help.
I watched this movie, and a thought flickered in my head..."What am I going to do with the feelings I have now? Am I going to push them aside when I'm done crying, so that I may go about my business, thinking that there is nothing I can do to help? Or will I be spurred into action...to change at least one little thing I do, that will help another person, or many people?
There's an ongoing service project at church in which the sisters make bereavement blankets and itty-bitty smocking gowns for stillborns at the Landstuhl Hospital. When I first heard about it, I thought, "How morbid." Then I came across it again more recently, at a time my heart was a little softer...and I thought, "How wonderful, that these babies will be buried in clothing that so much love was poured into, just for them..." and I wept for the little ones, and for their mothers whose hearts are aching.
I think I will start to participate in a church service project. There are many, so I will find one that I can do...maybe I'll learn how to sew, just for that project.
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