Get off the beach! Tsunami coming!

[Firedawg]

Human beings are the most selfish creatures on the planet and nothing will ever change that so now that you've said your piece and made yourself feel a little better, then get on with life and stop pretending that anything you or I say here will make a difference...

Franko I'm not totally discounting your sentiments on what people do or  not do when others are suffering, but being an emergency worker myself  and have been evolved in natural disaster responses near and far I can  speak first hand that many people are not sitting idle by and watching  as the news is delivered to them on this or any disaster.  When Hurricane  Katrina hit us in 2005 our deployment team saw many examples of humanity  reaching to those who were stricken severely by the devastating storm.   Clothes, food, medical attention (doctors working from RV's), showers,  you name it.  Who needed FEMA, for people like you and me were leading the  charge and lending the helping hand of hope.  

So, Franko I would like for you to know that goodwill is a live and well  and I believe most certainly that goodwill will reach the people of  Japan.  I also believe that if a disaster hit close to your home that  you would extend that same hand of hope to someone who needed it.  

To everyone here commenting on this disaster do not feel any guilt for doing so.  Donations of any kind are appreciated from those who have lost everything, I know I have seen people cry when given a fresh cup of water and some flipflops to place on their feet.  Very very sobering.  

The Dawg

[Firedawg]

@ FireDawg

Cynical about my fellow man, you bet... seen it all before time after time and to be honest in this culture of "looking after number one" I don't even hold out a glimmer of hope of it ever changing, just the opposite in fact and as more and more man made or natural disasters occur more often around the world, mankinds selfishness only gets more & more pronounced...

@Franko

Once again, I cannot counter argue your points for there is fact in them.  But, I see the world as where there is darkness there is light and not the other way around.  Man is and always will be his worst enemy in every facet of his existence, history has shown us that.  We could go deep down this rabbit hole and never find our way out, so I will step back one and say that hope is not what others will do, but what you will do when the time comes to act when a call for help is cast your way.

@Iggy

Thanks for the kind words.

The Dawg

[Firedawg]

Quotes from some great philosophers......

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose."  ~Robert Byrne

  "When  I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not  have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you  gave me."  ~Erma Bombeck

" I have a simple philosophy:  Fill what's empty.  Empty what's full.  Scratch where it itches."  ~Alice Roosevelt Longworth

"Just enjoy everything you do in life and make the best of whatever  situation you find yourself in, as soon enough we all leave this  craziest of creations that we call life..."  ~Franko

The Dawg

[Firedawg]

I just say what I mean & mean what I say...

@ Franko - I gathered that from your many post.  Very much agreed upon.  

To make an observation, don't we all have religion in the sense of a personal set of values that we follow?

Many deny the fact that they too have a inner connection with a higher conscientiousness that stirs within them, but they struggle to disprove  it with science or some other man-made concoction.  

Look at all the different forms of religion out there today trying to make that connection.  I cannot judge any of them, for all I can do is follow my own heart and trust my faith.

Human beings are flawed and division will do us all in, as history has shown that to be true since the beginning of man.

The Dawg