I decided to leave politics aside for a minute and talk about change and growth.

Over the last few years I have looked at the changes in who I am, and who I was at various stages of my life, trying to find a sense of what sparked the changes, and whether I lost a part of myself that was essential.

In a sense this is a part of that ongoing process of self discovery we all face. It is the awkward balance of security in the accepted and fear of the unknown. It is the dichotomy of being what we are versus what we want to be. It is the fear of change battling the stagnancy of remaining static.

At one time I felt my life was spinning out of control. I didn’t know where or who I was.

With some help I discovered that I never lost myself, I just changed. I never lost control at all, I was merely second guessing my choices.

This is an odd one. A friend passed on this post to me, basically turning the question around backwards. Rather then decry us for not aiding enough, it suggests we are aiding too much.

Basically, the question they raise is “Is It Moral To Aid Monsters?”

http://www.jewishindy.com/article.php?sid=4194

The post starts by reminding us that:

In the wake of the recent tsunami, America and Israel, among others, are giving aid to people and countries who advocate and practice (with impunity) genocide, rape, slavery, torture and more.”

It details a list of human rights abuses by these countries, and also mentions that aid workers may be asked to dress Muslim while perform aid work. It further mentions that Sri Lanka refused aid from Israel unless no Jews came.

I don’t know if its true, but it begs the question “should we do what’s right to aid people who are ideologically opposed to us”.

In my opinion, regardless of their views and moral’s, the question remains that a tragedy has befallen them, and they deserve our help. Regardless of politics and religion, its likely that few of the people swept away and killed committed these crimes, and its unlikely that the orphaned families remaining did either.