New Haitian Revelation

[Lydell Jackson]

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This post is in part an acknowledgement of an earlier post by an LLJ member.

All of us must begin to take a different and personal approach when disaster strikes our family (any of the African Diaspora). We have to show our concern, not just with words but with our wallets and our physical energy if we indeed have it! If we have the ability to do good for our brothers and sisters and fail to do that, then we are the biggest hypocrites and sinners of all. James said "Faith without works is dead" for all my Christian friends. But this goes beyond faith and religion. We are at a point when all humanity is being tested. If we fail as humans to respond to the needs of one another and the planet...then humanity will fail to exist as we dream it should be. It will mean the dream of paradise has ended. Hell will be the planet on which we live.


There are so many conspiracy theories that attribute this disaster to all sorts of evil indiviuals, organizations and powers that may control natural events. I can not begin to resolve in my mind or heart what is really at play. I am not looking to blame anyone nor am I looking to dismiss the possibilities. What I would like (that I may never have) is honesty. Honesty about the reasons for a country being built without real infrastructure that would keep it's people safe in the face of disaster. At least the loss of life would have been far less. We well know that even with the best of infrastructure, being equipted and socially ready to respond to devastating natural disaster is more than a notion (Katrina).


How long have other nations sat on their collective asses and looked at the Haitian people's plite and done absolutely nothing or at least as little as possible to make a difference? How long? Too long! Now we are faced with the shame of our lack of compassion as human beings. The shame of having to assist those who would have possibly been alive today if we had acted sooner. Enough of the shoulda, coulda, woulda...The real question is how do we help rebuild the lives of all Haitians affected by this traumatic event.


I do thank the Obama administration for it's prompt reponse to the Haitian disaster. This administration has promised to give sustained assistance in every form to the people of Haiti without let up. However, we will have to hold this government and all governments feet to the fire. We can not allow Haiti to be another Katrina when it comes to relief or recovery.


Keep yourself informed and inform others. Use this tragedy as a movitation for you to not just talk but act on issues that will impact all humanity. You are a human agent, representing the world of humnaity at it's best. Your responsibility is to preserve your "Legacy" in the world of humanity and to leave that legacy in place for future generations to build upon. Do not take that lightly!

Lydell