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Y'know what, I'm spoiled.
I may not get what I want, but I get all my needs provided.
Which is more than can be said for a lot of people in this world.
I don't walk miles to a tap for water, I don't wake up in the mornings wondering whether I will be able to eat today or not. I don't wonder whether my children will be able to get an education, or whether I can keep them free from disease.
No I get to fill my bath tub right to the top and waste as much water as I want. I wake up in the morning, spoilt for choice over what to eat, then complain there isn't enough to choose from. I receive a top education and go to a good university. Granted I pay high fees, but I still have the oppotunity. My healthcare needs are looked after by the government and I know I am in safe hands.
Each day I am grateful for all the needs that are met. Being adopted, I know that I once faced a bleak future, but by some miracle I was adopted, and will forever be grateful. If I wasn't adopted, my needs as a human would not be met, but they are.
So yes, I am spoiled but so are each of us. We don't have to worry about things, and know we have a roof over our heads. All my needs as a human are met, but soo many millions aren't and this makes me sad.
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Yeah, living here in Nicaragua with a lot of Nicaraguan friends has made me a lot more humble and thoughtful. My friends are usually smiling bravely as they wonder how they will make it through the day, the week, and the rest of their lives - even more so if they have kids.
ReplyDeleteSix years ago I hired my friend Mayra to practice Spanish with me every day for a year. She and her little boy ate every day that year. Now, with a new baby, Mayra doesn't have the money to take the bus an hour south to the prison to visit the father of the baby. So she, her son, and the baby rode in the back of a pickup truck to get there. A semi truck sideswiped them. The baby is now paralyzed on one side and Mayra can barely walk - her spinal column is partially collapsed. Her 7-year-old son needed 12 stitches on top of his head - he got off "easy." Nicaragua is not a good place to live if you are poor and much worse if you are disabled. Mayra still smiles, but it's harder to do now.