I believe that we should all become warriors against poverty in our Country. We should fight against this enemy with as much strength as we can muster. We need to find ways that can help children and adults get the basic needs that every human deserves. Our enemy is poverty which is robbing more and more people each day of their homes and food in their bellies. Worst of all, Poverty steals the hopes and dreams of children who are the innocents in this war. The battles are getting tougher as each of us struggle with our own economic woes. Fight, we must! The typical weapons of war won't work against our mortal enemy, Poverty. We must be the Warriors of Love, Compassion, and Action. We must arm ourselves with the knowledge of the needs of so many and use this knowledge to start to make a difference winning one battle at a time.
You may be wondering about my choice of a graphic for this review. It is the Flag of the Oglala Band of Lakota (Sioux) who live for the most part on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Last week I read Pine Ridge Reservation Or Prison Camp by VBright105. Veronica shares with us that the Lakota People on Pine Ridge are the poorest people in the United States. Lakota is the real name for the Native Americans that we often mistakenly refer to as the Sioux Indians. Veronica speaks from her heart in this article because she visits Pine Ridge on a regular basis and has seen with her own eyes the conditions and the poverty that have taken over the lives of the Lakota and the Oglala. She gives some pretty grim facts and has some heart breaking videos to watch.
Veronica brings out a good point about many finding it easy to sit back and "judge" the Native American due to misinformation that we have been taught in our history books. In general, I think a lot of people find it easy to "judge" the poverty stricken people across our country. We sit in our comfortable homes with plenty of food and blame the victims. Yes, I know that there are some people who represent every culture of the world who make the choice to be lazy and expect a handout from us and never do anything to make their lives better. There are many more who don't want to be homeless, hungry, jobless, and without hope. Those are the people we must become warriors for.
After reading VBright105's article, I hope you will join me and Veronica and become a Warrior Against Poverty. Whether you choose to help the Lakota at Pine Ridge or people closer to you isn't important. What is important is that we do what we can to fight this enemy and wipe it off the face of the map. If money is tight for your household right now then think of volunteering some time and energy. No act is unworthy, no donation is too small as each becomes a weapon that will help win the war; one battle at a time.
These people are our brothers and sisters. And poverty is in every corner of the world. It's easy for some folks to walk away and blame it on laziness, but life life has shown me many times over that such things as depression or just having been beaten down one too many times will sap a spirit of its strength and willpower. Why not lift our brothers and sisters up instead of kicking them while their down? As you say, Bev, no act is too small. Veronica and Bev, I hope you get lots of donations and other volunteering from this.
ReplyDeleteA passionate review of a passionate lens. Thank you both for bringing attention to this worthy cause.
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