Blog Quake Day
Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 20:35
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zimblymallu
in Breaking News, Ethics and Morality
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zimblymallu
in Breaking News, Ethics and Morality
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74 Comments
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I started writing this post listening to the Goo Goo Dolls' Better Days.
And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
[Considering how Instapundit calls DesiPundit's idea explicitly modelled on the Katrina relief effort, I think it quite fair that I be moved by the same song that cnn is playing while showing Katrina relief ads.]
I sit here, far away from the rubble and dust, staring at a flourescent screen that gives me no visceral feel for the devastation that stalks the world these days. hurricanes, mudslides, earthquakes. nature joins famine, war and pestilence to prowl our forlorn planet. As I await the beginning of the end, words are empty comfort in a world where the very foundations of the earth have buckled and torn apart human lives into so many fragments of elemental pain.
A post today, and maybe some of you will be moved to help. I sometimes wonder that all the destruction has passed me by, and I can afford the luxury of empty words while hiding on the other end of this stream of bytes, but I dont have to settle for it.
I won't. Join the effort.
I'm putting my money where my mouth is. I'll put in a dollar for every commenter who comments and donate the amount to UNICEF.
Please take a moment to contribute in some way to help alleviate the suffering.
Thanks, anna, for reminding us all.
UPDATE: DayCruz here, I've decided to also put my money where my heart is or something like that-- I will be matching Zimbly Mallu's donations. Enigma has also decided to do this. So please- tell your friends. You are welcome to donate more by clicking on the links provided. I will be donating to World Vision.UPDATE: Add Bobby to the list, this makes it 4 dollars per comment. Awesome!
Update on Monday, October 31, 2005 at 21:01 by
zimblymallu
zimblymallu
Update: Comments are now closed for this post. Thank you for coming out and showing your support for the relief work in the earth quake affected areas. pe@ce.
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Response: blogquake dayOver at Dippu, ZimblyMallu (aka Pramod) has decided to “put his mouth where his heart is”. If anyone of you reading this were moved by what happened in India and Pakistan because of the earthquake, take the time to head over and comment di...
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*kaching!*
The prayer is sort of implied. The people in the western hemisphere are sort of weary of all these disasters, not everyone is rich as you think. This site isn't just visited by Indians, I would argue that a quite a big percentage are people of other nationalities. Btw, I am American. Indians do need to be informed by the way, because even if they are informed already- they obviously havent been spurred enough to give. We did ask in a recent post to pray for these people. So I'm confused, do you still think we're doing this to get attention? Or what exactly is your point here?
Keep up the good work, Dippu!
Pastor S.Thomas
Davi
Peace be with all of you