Haiti Earthquake. So far 50,000 people dead. I'm watching CNN right now and there is a reporter standing beside a collapsed building where an 11 year-old girl is trapped. Her leg is trapped underneath a boulder and while this man is trying to report, she's screaming in the background. Her rescuers don't have the equipment to move the rubble off of her so they are contemplating cutting her leg off. However, they do not have the blood supply to give her if they were to amputate. She's surrounded by her dead family in this rubble.
I can't even begin to imagine the horror that this little girl is feeling. She's lost everything in an instant and could still very well lose her life. It's hit me deeply. I've been frustrated lately. Acting spoiled, really. Things haven't been going my way. But the truth of it is that I am living a blessed life. Sure, things are tight right now. However, tight to me would be rich to others...and I need to be aware of that. I've never had to live through anything as horrific as these people have. The closest I've ever gotten to something like this is through watching CNN coverage. The most I've ever done is small, modest donations to Doctors Without Borders. I've never had to hold a dead child in my arms. I've never had to watch my entire family die. I've never been homeless. I've never gone without fresh water or food.
So, I've had my attitude adjusted. Life has been put back into perspective. I need to stop acting like a spoiled little girl and be thankful for all that I have. Because it really is a lot.
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