There comes a point in the life of every superhero, when they realise that they can't solve everyone's problems. I will never ever claim to be anyone's superhero, yet I have reached that point of shocking revelation. I've got to be honest, it sucks.
A people-pleaser from the moment I undoubtably understood friendship, I'm really struggling at the moment. Details, in this instance, do not matter. All that needs to be said is that people all over the world who are dear to me are hurting, and there is very little that i can really do to be of any help whatsoever. I could very easily turn this into a 'poor me' type moment, but it really isn't. This isn't about me at all. This is simply the despair of seeing pain and being unable to stop it.
As I walk down the main street of Dhaka, I realise that this sort of despair isn't limited to those who are well known to us. A middle-aged woman in a make-shift wheelchair, with withered legs approached Esther and I on a rickshaw the other day. A smile on her face, the pain in her eyes, the despair, yet joy, in her heart... What can I do? Sure, I can give all my Taka away, but that doesn't solve a thing...
Bangladesh, like everywhere else in the world, shows contrast between the worldly views of good and evil. Superman, I'm sure, couldn't solve everything here, just like I can't solve the hurt in my friend's lives... I will, however, do what I can and hope for the best, trusting that God is faithful and just and that "This too, shall pass".
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:10
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
"We were meant to live for so much more..."
There comes a point in the life of every superhero, when they realise that they can't solve everyone's problems. I will never ever claim to be anyone's superhero, yet I have reached that point of shocking revelation. I've got to be honest, it sucks.
A people-pleaser from the moment I undoubtably understood friendship, I'm really struggling at the moment. Details, in this instance, do not matter. All that needs to be said is that people all over the world who are dear to me are hurting, and there is very little that i can really do to be of any help whatsoever. I could very easily turn this into a 'poor me' type moment, but it really isn't. This isn't about me at all. This is simply the despair of seeing pain and being unable to stop it.
As I walk down the main street of Dhaka, I realise that this sort of despair isn't limited to those who are well known to us. A middle-aged woman in a make-shift wheelchair, with withered legs approached Esther and I on a rickshaw the other day. A smile on her face, the pain in her eyes, the despair, yet joy, in her heart... What can I do? Sure, I can give all my Taka away, but that doesn't solve a thing...
Bangladesh, like everywhere else in the world, shows contrast between the worldly views of good and evil. Superman, I'm sure, couldn't solve everything here, just like I can't solve the hurt in my friend's lives... I will, however, do what I can and hope for the best, trusting that God is faithful and just and that "This too, shall pass".
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:10
A people-pleaser from the moment I undoubtably understood friendship, I'm really struggling at the moment. Details, in this instance, do not matter. All that needs to be said is that people all over the world who are dear to me are hurting, and there is very little that i can really do to be of any help whatsoever. I could very easily turn this into a 'poor me' type moment, but it really isn't. This isn't about me at all. This is simply the despair of seeing pain and being unable to stop it.
As I walk down the main street of Dhaka, I realise that this sort of despair isn't limited to those who are well known to us. A middle-aged woman in a make-shift wheelchair, with withered legs approached Esther and I on a rickshaw the other day. A smile on her face, the pain in her eyes, the despair, yet joy, in her heart... What can I do? Sure, I can give all my Taka away, but that doesn't solve a thing...
Bangladesh, like everywhere else in the world, shows contrast between the worldly views of good and evil. Superman, I'm sure, couldn't solve everything here, just like I can't solve the hurt in my friend's lives... I will, however, do what I can and hope for the best, trusting that God is faithful and just and that "This too, shall pass".
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:10
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