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September 11, 2005
Sensitivity
Is it just me or does anyone else find it difficult to decide what to write about when at least part of the world is in the midst of some nasty tragedy? There was a moment yesterday when the PC lost my post that I thought about not writing it again. It seems a little inappropriate to warble on about how stressful my life is right now when some people the other side of the world barely have a life left to stress about. Should I whinge about being in demand from my family when some people would give their right arm to see their family again? In the end I did post because I hoped that most people who know me would understand that I was not for one minute suggesting that the state of my life is in any way worse than anybody else and of course perhaps I should mention that I the pleasure of seeing my family was worth the little extra work I had to put in late into the night and starting again at 5am this morning (and no doubt tomorrow too)
The thing is where do you draw the line? If I don’t allow myself to whinge about the insignificance that is my life, then is it just as insensitive to blog about lighthearted matters too? For surely there is nothing to laugh about right now. I haven’t got it in me to blog about the politics of what happened day after day because so many other people (and even some of the newspapers) have done it better than I ever could.
So I put myself in the shoes of the families who lost someone four years ago today, or those who are now homeless as a result of Katrina and I thought that certainly where words are concerned I would probably want the rest of the world to carry on pretty much as they were. It is after all the deeds that count and in my actions I will do all I can.
So I have already donated and I will donate again. Barely a minute goes by when I am not thinking about the those in New Orleans and certainly even today a cold shiver still runs along my spine when I remember the horrific footage of what happened four years ago.
So yesterday’s post remains and I’m truly sorry if I offend and if you decide not to read what I’ve got to say then that’s your choice and I totally understand.
And yet despite all this I cannot bring myself to blog about the floods (well about three inches) we had round here on Friday. A month or so ago I would have posted pictures of the kids sloshing about in their wellies but somehow it doesn’t seem quite so entertaining any more.
Posted by purple elephant at September 11, 2005 07:10 PM