Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Be the Cause... of change in this world.

Be the cause... Be the cause... Be the cause...

We have already talked about one way to look at this phrase. This phrase can teach us a mindset of solidarity with people who are suffering around the world. It can help us to see that there is a level of aid that goes beyond simply giving money or wearing a t-shirt. There is a level of solidarity that is so deep and real and compassionate that you truly become the cause that you are supporting. And that is where I hope we can all be one day with the social justice issues that are going on around the world. We need to go beyond helping with the cause - and we need to learn how to be the cause. Solidarity. Experience. Compassion. Be the cause.

And here is the beautiful part. When we start to do this, then we can start to be the cause of change in this world. We can be the cause of solutions. We can be the cause of help and Hope. We can be the cause of something good happening for people who have nothing and have no one.

Through real compassion, solid solidarity, and innovative aid - we can be the cause of change in this world. We can be the cause of good things. We can be the cause of the end of some of these long-standing social justice and humanitarian problems in the developing world.


So let's start to realize that the more that we be the cause - experiencing solidarity with those suffering - the more we will be the cause of change in the world.


Be the cause... in order to be the cause...