we watched blood diamond tonight. this movie, like hotel rwanda and tears of the sun, made me feel sad, powerless and helpless, and rotten for being middle class and western. but it's not about me. well, it is. but it's not.
and i don't want to go into some rant that tries to help me empty my head. but this world is so so damaged. and i don't understand it. i can't imagine how God feels about it. i can't at all ever imagine what it's like for the people in the middle of it.
so that is my abbreviated rant.
it makes me not want to watch "these sort of movies", but it's probably not a bad thing to be confronted. even if i don't know what i can possibly do. or whether i really would or could do anything.
crap crap crap.
Category: The World We Live InIt was one of my favourite movies for ages. It did make me decide never to buy diamonds. Not that I probably ever would have anyway.
Posted by: Ryan at May 16, 2007 07:36 AMA wise person said to me once "there is nothing we can do, the pain of this world is too great. All we can do is stand beside people and weep with them." I nearly totally agree with that.
Posted by: Ty at May 16, 2007 10:05 AM