HOW DOES THE WORLD RESPOND TO YOUR MISERIES?
- Dr. Reuben Louis Gabriel

- Mar 12, 2022
- 1 min read
How the world is affected by your miseries can be measured by how it is affected by what's happening to the Ukrainians. The Ukrainians are completely wrecked. They are only existing - existing in unimaginable pain which probably no other group anywhere in the world is enduring. The world is mostly going about its regular chores, making the most of life. And this is how the world is now responding to fellow humans' miseries:
Some who can help and join the Ukrainians in their challenges will take the extraordinary step to join them in the war effort. But such can be counted on one's fingers. That's how few they are.
Many around the world will sympathize with the Ukrainians and feel bad for them. They might make a material contribution and keep up-to-date with information about what's happening to Ukrainians. But they will not be anywhere close to Ukraine physically.
Most others will just pass the news by. Either they do not have the time for Ukraine's pains or it gets too stressful for them when they pay attention.
Still worse are the last who might actually blame Ukrainians, at least partly, for all their miseries.
The world really doesn't care. And even if it does care, it can do very less. It is for us to look after our own best interests.



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