It is the season of the Olympians‘. Every channel on television is advertising the events or using them in some way in a commercial to promote their products. While watching one I couldn’t help but think. There is an unthinkable amount of money that goes into sporting events, the athletes, the sponsors, television commercials, did you know there are even people that actually schedule their work or even make excuses not to work over these events? Could you imagine what if so much money, so much time, so much publicity and effort was invested in something that would benefit the needy in our world would do? People that can’t afford food for their families will take off work and spend a paycheck to see a professional ball game. Can you imagine if those people put that much love and loyalty into their family lives and needs? The politicians we elect become millionaires for the rest of their lives to make and pass laws to take more of our money and find ways to pay us less. Can you imagine what they would do if they worked as hard as you do, for as little as you’re paid? A Dr. gets paid thousands for doing a surgery that may take an hour. He went to college for ten years to learn how to do this. I have 40 years of training to do what I do. Can you imagine the expression on a doctor’s face if I did an hour job for him and gave him a bill for a thousand dollars? When women wanted equal rights, women all across this country protested in some way until they got those rights. African Americans wanted the same equal rights as every other American, Standing together they got them. A church congregation wants to build a new chapel, they raise over a million dollars to make it happen. Can you imagine if all the people of this country decided they have had enough and took a stand altogether to make it happen? I can’t imagine it either, I can’t imagine it because I see more greed than compassion. I can’t imagine it because I see more hate than love. I can’t imagine it because I see more selfishness than selflessness. I can’t imagine it because I see more people comfortable complaining about things than doing something about them. Can you imagine now….. If I was wrong about what I can’t imagine? Now that would be awesome! Imagine that!
Simply my thoughts
Dean Butler
