There was a recent news story that showed footage of a little 2-year-old girl in China being run over by a truck as she steps into a busy street. Many bystanders are shown walking past her as they completely ignore her. Then a second truck runs over her. Finally someone comes to her aid, and tries to help her. I felt immediate outrage at the driver and the bystanders who did NOTHING to help this little girl. I noted that many folks had posted comments online expressing their outrage. This kind of brutality makes us angry, and well it should!
Then I began to think about our culture. Are we as innocent as we seem, as justified in expressing our outrage at the above scenario, or are we also as guilty as the truck driver or the bystanders. Oh, I know, in our culture it's legal, done in secret; after all, it's not a life, is it?
My husband is reading a book on American History, and we've been talking about many different aspects of American History. One thing I often struggle with is the fact that many of our founders participated in slavery, (even as they touted freedom and rights for all mankind!) How could they have been so blind? As I think more about this issue of abortion and the precious lives that are ended before they have a chance to even breathe, I wonder, will generations look back on us and wonder how we could have been so blind? I certainly hope so, for at least in that case, they will understand and value each life that is given by the Creator.
I'm not one that feels comfortable expressing my opinions or deep thoughts to many beyond my closest friends, and yet, I just couldn't not say anything for some reason.
~Julie
