What happens when your home is not your home anymore? Where do you go when the place you have lived all your life suddenly becomes dangerous to live in? Who would you ask for help when you have no way to go?Even if you can answer these questions, you can never understand what it feels like to be a refugee... Think about the Palestinians. Being evicted from their homeland. Can we begin to comprehend the thoughts of a child who could only look around the chaos in fear?
What can we do?
In Malaysia, we have several organisations that help the plight of refugees. One worth mentioning is MERCY Malaysia. This is an organisation that is dedicated to provide medical relieve irrespective of religion, race, culture or boundary. MERCY has sent its team on relief mission to countries in need like Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Pakistan. Publics are encouraged to volunteer or contribute in terms of donation. It is the hope that everyone has that a little effort may go a long way to help unfortunate members of the world.
What else can we do? I guess, the least we can do is spread the awareness. Spread the message of humanity to the people in our viccinity. Start with our own family. Organise a small fund raising and channel it to valid receivers or alternatively to a centre that will help to distribute to the appropriate people.
It's not difficult to start to care. You just have to remember your own, and how it will affect them should the same thing happen to us. Do your part, however small. We might not be able to stop all those power hungry people to stop those insane wars, but at least, each small steps count.
Love and Peace, that's our hope.
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6 comments:
As I said in my post, I have not experienced refugees, but I have ahd similar experiences in my travels.
AV
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thank you for your thoughtful post and your participation in this small exercise of human civility!
Very well said...
Thank you for posting today on such an important issue. Much can be done when good people take the time to act.
This issue is important and often forgotten, we must all do what we can to help eliminate the root causes of what leads to refugee camps, and that is usually war.
Thanks for your post...
AV: I'm sure you have seen more than I have.
bob: just a little small effort.. one that I can contribute.. :-)
me-me king: thanks!
midwest mom: I agree with you!
czecho: yes, we must do what we can, however we can.
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