I just wish I could do more.

So, Wednesday was the Wear Red for Haiti thing, and I did. But, I kept thinking: Why?
I am by no means saying I do not feel for people there, but a color?
Yes, we should wear it for awareness. But, every self-respecting person already knows and is worried about the disaster.
Yes, we want others to know that we feel bad about it. Something in human nature dictates that by pressing “Attending” on a Facebook humanitarian event looks good on any newsfeed.
And yes, I have donated toward relief. But, even I, next to no one, saw Meryl Streep’s speech last Monday at the Globes about how to cope with living when you know so many out there are suffering. My sister might go out to Haiti to be a nurse there, and that is beyond amazing. But, there is always that helplessness. I just wish I could do more.

“You don’t have to be on your own”

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