It was the Reuters Photojournalism page. It contained all the most popular current stories through photography. What struck me so odd was to realize how small our planet has become, yet how large it remains.
What I mean by this is, it's so small that one page can tell me all about the goings-on around the globe, yet it's still so vast that hunger in Yemen sits next to Emma Watson receiving an award at the MTV movie awards.
The stark dichotomy of the two stories placed next to each other hit me with the weight of the Universe that not too many people give a flying F$#@ as to what's going on beyond their line of sight, or maybe feel they can't do much of anything about it.
Is the starving child in Yemen ecstatic that Miss Watson receives the accolades of her fans and peers?
Does Emma know or care that this child exists and will most likely not see their next birthday?
Has apathy choked the life out of empathy within all of us? Can we blame ourselves? Should we blame the media, again?
I don't suppose to know the answers, but I do know that just as I try to offer some type of solution in songs I write that involve problems, I will try to do the same here.
Don't let the the apathy take hold.
Care about something worth caring about that will make a positive difference.
Give a shit.
PS - I don't mean to single out Miss Emma Watson. Reuters chose to place her image next to the starving Yemen child.
I enjoy movies and music as much as everyone else, but it's not a pin prick of what life is about.
~me, again.
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