I am so privileged. SO privileged. And so ungrateful.
I have enough food on my table to feed me and my entire family. I have enough food to have likes and dislikes. To be able to say 'I don't really eat that.' Instead of (the 9 million people) eating to survive, and having to take whatever comes at them.
I have a doctor just up the road. Within WALKING distance. I have friends that go to the doctor, essentially, so they can miss school. To get a certificate to prove their slackness. Instead of people living in MUCH poorer conditions, much poorer hygiene and they have NO medical aid, no money for the doctor, they are simply left to die.
GAH, there is SO much more I could rant about but I want to make 2 final points;
Do you know the difference between me and the 9 million starving and dying people? Where I was born. Thats the only difference. It all comes down to where I was lucky (and privileged) enough to be born.
Now, do you want to THE single greatest privilege I have? Knowing Jesus Christ.
The fact that he (the infinitely powerful & infinitely perfect Jesus) would reach down his hand to pull me (impossibly weak & impossibly rebellious me) to his kingdom.
AND, the people who are starving and sick ... they can look forward to the next life in Jesus. They can feel the burn and know that they're gonna be spending eternal paradise with Jesus. There is SO much hope in Jesus.
Yes. We all know the world is shit. so why does your all perfect jesus do absolutely fucking nothing about it? because the world is not perfect, nothing is perfect. So stop relying on religion to make you feel better about all the shit you disagree with.
ReplyDeleteps. gingers don't have souls.