"I AM" is such an amazing film and
what an amazing way to look at things. I constantly struggle between
viewing having obscene amounts of money as simply ridiculous and more trouble
than good, and viewing having obscene amounts of money as a fantastic
opportunity to be able to help those in need. I guess it all depends on
what this rich person actually decides to put it towards.
It has been shown in science that
there are so many physiological effects of love- we need to base more of what
we do off of these findings. Sometimes the problems of our world
seem overwhelming, and perhaps because we don’t know where to start, we don’t
start. But we need to. We need to start. We
need to start changing if we want our world to change.
It blows my mind to think about the
human heart and how we truly are compassionate beings. Something in the
way our society has grown (or shrunk down to) has told us that we don’t need to
care- that we need to focus on ourselves and do what is best for us individually. But
maybe what’s best is to help others. Maybe the human race is not
supposed to function individually, but as a group, as a whole, as a unit.
No matter how bitter the person,
everyone feels a sense of pride, happiness, usefulness, and motivation to do
better when they help someone else. When you are a compassionate
human being, your mood changes and your body scientifically responds that it is
what you should be doing.
It makes me think of the numerous
times I’ve been in a bad mood, then gone to work with my kids at school or at
camp, and I’m automatically back in a good mood. Helping them, and
seeing their innocence is the motivation I thrive off of to do better in this
world and to put in my fair share of love.
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| Larissa with children in her dance class in the after school program in Nyanga |
Is it that much to ask, to love? Love is one of very few things where you still gain while giving away.
Give love and you will feel love
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