Id live in a bubble if I could but Im trying to support your endeavors instead

I am still a bit shocked and surprised, and so what else can I do but blog it out.

I just can't wrap my mind around the idea that a really good friend of mine who I have been graciously lucky to have gotten to know over the past couple of months is going in two days to help with the devastation in Haiti. Yes, it is a heroic gesture perfectly fitting for the high moral and chivalrous code that this person upholds...but really?? do you HAVE to throw yourself in the middle of danger? Ah I know, its what Jesus would do...

And as right as it is, it is still wrong in my mind to support this trip. The TIMES magazine article I was reading earlier commented on the recent event in Haiti stating "tragedy has a way of visiting those who can bear it least", which in turn justifies the concept that if you have all these wonderful talents and skills to help and save, why are you keeping them to yourself and not sharing them with the world? I myself am not going to Port-au-Prince. I can barely walk on New York City concrete let alone be of any use in an area that has turned into a war zone. So kudos to you, my friend, who is making such a leap.....if I do not sound enthusiastic and fall far short of being a cheerleader for you in this endeavor, its not that I dont believe in what you are capable of, I am just being SELFISH and WORRIED about someone Ive grown so fond of. Within the past 24 hours of realizing what you are going to do, you've pulled me out of my own personal bubble of the-world-is-perfect-cause-i-make-it-so and my eyes are open to the idea of altruism in its most authentic and selfless form giving back to people who have lost so much. GODSPEED!!