We are very fortunate & take it for granted

by Simon 27 Replies latest jw friends

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  Simon

  We've just been watching an absolutely heart wrenching documentary on ITV about a little girl with a very rare disease (progeria) which makes her age prematurely at 10 times the normal rate. She will be like an old woman by the time she is 10.

  They have a meet-up where the little kids with the same condition can play and have fun together and seeing their poor little faces looking so happy is a wonder to behold. I guess it's easy to forget that inside they are still really little kids.

  Sadly, one of them died during the week-long event which highlighted the short life expectancy they have.

  I guess it's easy to forget that whatever problems we may have (or think we have) they are really nothing compared to what some people have and yet they are still smiling.

  There cannot be a loving god.
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  TruckerGB

  I have wondered many times about this myself Simon,I saw the programme as well.

  Take care,

  Rich.
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  bay64me

  I also saw the programme and cried.
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  RubyTuesday

  I have been thinking along those lines lately when i saw a show about people that have a rare flesh eating disease. We all get so selfish and self absorbed with our little worlds that we forget that there are people with real problems.

  I now believe in a loving God ( thought he was a mean God when i was a JW)

  I feel God has something extra special waiting for these poor souls.
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  Solace

  Oh Simon,

  That is so sad. Those poor kids.

  Its true, we often dont appreciate our health until we are sick.
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  Mary

  Thank you for bringing this out...........I have to start my radiation tomorrow and was thinking "why do I have to go through this" or "I'm not looking forward to the next 5 weeks" or "this is so inconvenient for me."

  But, I'm alot more fortunate than those who are mentioned in that program or millions of others and I was very selfish to whine like I did about a treatment that will help me.

  Sometimes we need to put our own problems into perspective. When you see how those with rare diseases or those who live in third world countries live, it makes your own situation seem alot more bareable.
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  Adam

  Just a note: There is no "E" at the end of the word program. Thank you for your time.
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  Joyzabel

  You are so right, Simon.

  (((((((((Mary)))))))) may your treatments over the next 5 weeks go well for you.

  j2bf
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  Makena1

  So true - we take a lot for granted and I for one sometimes turn into a big whiner when things are not going completely well. I did not see the program* you referred to Simon, but have seen other shows on this subject. Very sad indeed.

  *note to Adam - apparently in some parts of the world "programme" is used. Perhaps a linguist from the UK could tell us if there is a difference between a "government programme" and a television "program".

  see: http://www.wfp.org/index2.html

  That is all,

  Mak
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  Kenneson

  Why does pain, suffering, and death make God unloving? Why is reality unloving? I suppose when Simon or I die someone may feel that God is unloving. Be that as it may, Simon and I will both one day die--as well as the person who may feel that God is unloving for allowing us to die.

  No one ever seems to debate the "problem of pleasure." Why do we take for granted sensations of pleasure but react so violently against suffering and death?