Sunday, May 18, 2008

BITR...Where would I live in?


if i could live anywhere other than the "good ole US of A" i would probably pick somewhere in africa. i know that some of you are thinking..."why on earth would that be the place that you would live?" well, here is why...yes, the united states is a ~good~ country to live in, but we are very, very spoiled!! many of us, including myself, are so used to having everything pretty much handed to us and life seems so simple compared to the lives of people in other countries, that we have lost our sense of helplessness. we don't even have the slightest clue what it means to do without. to live in a place like africa would be a very humbling experience. to see, up close and personal, what it means to "do without" and "go without". i get on to my kids all the time when they get mad or pitch a fit for not getting what they want, whether it be some type of food or something materialistic that "so-in-so" has. but i do the exact same thing, minus the throwing myself into the floor and pitching a fit....well, at least most of the time. i, myself, need to be brought back to reality. i would be willing to live in africa not only to be humbled, but to have a hands on experience of feeding the hungry and the poor, to see first hand what it is like for someone to starve to DEATH. to see the diseases that babies and kids share that we have only heard of here in the united states. just from pictures, news stories, etc have i seen what goes on in africa, and we only have our tiny little brains to imagine what it would be like there. that is why i would be willing to live in africa so i may see what this poverty stricken land goes through on an every day basis. to feel the hopelessness, to lack the sense of any hope that tomorrow will bring, to have disease after disease throughout your land, and to feel the hunger and thirst that has been brought upon them. i feel that GOD is good, but i am confused sometimes when i see people here in the states with so much, more than anyone could ever use, and then you have these poverty stricken countries that bury their dead on a daily basis because of the lack of food, water, and medicines. i just haven't seemed to figure that one out yet. i know that GOD loves them as much as anyone else, but why does it seem like HE has left them out....just for living in a land that is poor!

8 comments:

Matt Benton said...

The beautiful country of Africa. Yes, the country of Africa is quite an amazing country. There is no other country like Africa. Of all the countries in the world, I think that the country of Africa is probably the greatest country of all, except for maybe the country of South America.

kevin said...

god bless you, matt benton. someone in the rickles house is probably coming, as i speak, to kick your ass. :)

and welcome to the land of blog, april! it's good to have you!!!

Anonymous said...

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha matt.

Elizabeth said...

africa is a continent not a country.
...just though i'd mention that

april said...

i know, i know, it was brought to my attention that africa is not a country but a continent....please remember that i did graduate from pinson high school. i'm not going to correct my blog, i will leave it as is so all can see just how retarded i really am!!

april said...

no, i change that idea...i will change it cause i'm good enough, i'm smart enough, and dog gone it...people like me!!!

Elizabeth said...

I'm just messing with you April. I thought your blog was amazing.

Davis {the other white meat} said...

yea Africa really is a beautiful country and so is South America matt, except that too is a continent. but none the less i really liked your blog April.