I finally caught a show on tv last night that I enjoy (when I can catch it). It's called HawthoRNe. If you have ever seen the show ER it's basically a spin off of that. The story revolved around two twin girls who were needing a kidney transplant and their older brother was the only match. How does a mother choose which child to save? A volunteer at the hospital, who was very nervous about being around kids, found a place in her heart that these two girls tugged at. She video taped them in a short segment as a stretch out to the public to come to the hospital and get tested as a potential donor. Long story short...they opened the testing to all those all the waiting list who were waiting on donors. When asked to sign a consent form to allow this to be done (rather than being tested just for those little girls), many left the hospital...they were only there to help those little girls.
I was shocked to see that, even on tv, that many would leave just because they could be possibly helping someone other than whom they initially intended. Regardless of who it is, someone needs help. Why must we put so much judgement into our actions and decisions? And at the same time, why can't we all here in the 'real' world respond to those in need with such love and urgency? Why must it take a special report that is editted to be so emotional? We need to just allow ourselves to be helpful and loving and unselfish from the moment we wake up.
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