High Tech Helping Hands in Haiti
By: Jordan Crouter | Posted: 19th January 2010
The political world is active. Economies are uncertain. Public trust is vanishing. Individuals feel at risk. And social structures wear thin. However, as Mother Nature recently displayed her vengeance and supremacy in extraordinary and powerful ways in the country of Haiti, we have seen an outpouring of human kindness and self sacrifice.
People are putting aside their day-to-day position and concerns on these issues and are truly reaching out to help. The moral basis of civility is the Golden Rule. This ethic of reciprocity reminds us all of our responsibility toward one another and reinforces the communal nature of human life.
By joining hands and working together to help this impoverished country we can eliminate the weakness of one standing alone and substitute for it the strength of people working together. When a spirit of goodwill prompts our thinking and when united effort goes to work on a common problem, the results can be most gratifying. Civility becomes the measure of our collective and individual character as citizens of a democracy.
Our responsibility to work together on this problem will not be a short term effort. The Red Cross has estimated that approximately 3 million people will require aid ranging from food, shelter, and clean water and this aid will most likely be needed for over a year.
The Red Cross said that one of their struggles will be to rescue those that are stranded under the buildings and concrete. With the help of cell phones some victims who have been stuck under this debris have even been able to call for help and direct people to their location.
This same technology has allowed money to get into the hands of The Red Cross instantly, so that they can get the supplies they so badly need. With the use of Twitter, Facebook, email, cell phones, and blogs, the world has become very small. The word has spread quickly and has shown how to simply text their donations. It will be amazing to see how much The Red Cross will be able to collect by so many sending just $10.
Jordan Crouter
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