The Crave

Last night, I journeyed to an establishment that claims to feed the Crave. It claims to sate the Crave that all of humanity endures. The Crave has sparked wars, feuds, and even bad gas. The Crave is hunger, the cure is supposedly the infamous White Castle. Last night, I lost my White Castle virginity. I have now eaten a white castle burger and lived to tell about it but just barely. I do not understand the fuss created over a white castle burger, yes they are small, yes they come in a stand up box, yes they are cheap, yes they put your bowels into a major uproar, but no they are not good. Frankly, I thought they sucked. After eating them, I kept burping up the taste and wanting to vomit. It was the worst tasting burger I have ever had. I don't understand the appeal of White Castle. Some may hate me for this, major parts of society will now shun me but I must make this statement, I DO NOT LIKE WHITE CASTLE!!! even their coke tasted bad. For super, the Crave continues unabated...

Social Action

Tuesday night, I watched the movie Hotel Rwanda. It was a very difficult movie to watch. I could not believe we did nothing while we knew what was going on. But, I know there are similar slayings going on around the world, and yet we still do nothing. People are being murdered in lower Sudan over religious ideas. People are sick and dying, yet we do nothing. One line in the movie stood out to me, the Colonel of the UN peacekeepers tells Paul, that the west will do nothing because its Africa, they are dirt. If something happens in America, Western Europe, or Britain we act. But in Africa, Asia, or South America we turn the other way. I am trying to be more socially conscious of how I can help hurting people in my community and around the world. After watching the movie, I went to Amnesty USA to send a letter to Senator Obama about the conflict in Darfur. I stumbled onto a blog called onamercyship.com that chronicles the experiences of a photographer on a mercy ship that provides free medical care to people who can't afford it. Currently, he is docked outside Monrovia, Liberia. This is their first time in Liberia after their 14 year civil war. What can we do as Christian people to be more active in helping the hurting? How should we respond?