“A Cup of Coffee For One Man’s Life” Nell Arnold photo-journalist, “Out of Australia” There is little breathing space on the news page between reporting catastrophe and chaos – whether weather, economics, or war. So where does one start in addressing overwhelming scale of crisis? Global scale finds perspective in the power of one. Each one, help one. Multiply this by the earth’s 7 billion people and 14 billion people, twice the world’s population, would have been touched at heart. By reaching out to another, we also are blessed. We cannot help all people but we can choose to help those at home, in community, and one at least outside of home community. In this case, why Sujit? I ask myself this question? With a great champion in Elizabeth Clayton, and some Rotarians, with surgeons and specialists contributing, why do we call on others to assist one man? The answer that comes to me could be religious, “caring for the least of these.” But this is not enough of an answer. “Caring for the least” is routine responsibility at home, in community, in school, in catastrophe. Each of us must find our own reason why Sujit’s story is worth reading. An epileptic baby considered possessed of demons thrown into a chicken coop. The child survived to be rescued some eight or nine years later only to be bound by arms and legs to a bed in a nursing home for the elderly. Bashed and beaten, fed as a chicken to be found some 25 years later by a woman who cared and continues to care, doing all within her power to raise awareness and funds to rebuild one life. |
For me the story is overwhelming.
Where does one begin to rectify what happened?
One cannot change the past -
the long term horror of neglect, inhumanity, and bullying.
One can, however, act in the present –
break the chain of indifference, begin with one man.
For me the story began some thirty odd years ago.
The story was about indifference.
The story could continue in this vein.
The people in the village and whose paths crossed often with Sujit
were not monsters or terrorists. They were ordinary people living
routine life, indifferent to the anguish and torment of another.
This reality is why I write and why I call on Rotarians, Humanitarians,
and those passing in one of the many Corridors of Cyberspace.
Where does one begin to rectify what happened?
One cannot change the past -
the long term horror of neglect, inhumanity, and bullying.
One can, however, act in the present –
break the chain of indifference, begin with one man.
For me the story began some thirty odd years ago.
The story was about indifference.
The story could continue in this vein.
The people in the village and whose paths crossed often with Sujit
were not monsters or terrorists. They were ordinary people living
routine life, indifferent to the anguish and torment of another.
This reality is why I write and why I call on Rotarians, Humanitarians,
and those passing in one of the many Corridors of Cyberspace.
| This is not a story about one child, one man, and one life’s journey. This is an opportunity to say to the world of indifference, this is not on, the world does care for each life, even for the least of these. This is an opportunity to stand with one woman who cared and the world of psychologists, physicians, scientists, computer wizards, business leaders, teachers, child, youth, musicians, artists that are gathering behind Sujit’s story joining forces, perhaps unconsciously, in confirming EACH LIFE IS PRECIOUS We are not indifferent. We do not accept inhuman treatment of any life. Thus we stand as individuals in many countries Fiji, Australia, UK, USA and we call on others to stand. |
We are not asking to match the many hundreds of thousands of dollars
medical teams are contributing to rebuild one life.
We are asking you to raise $10,000 AUS for Flights and Accommodation
so that the Specialists in UK can make the difference to this one life.
So I write not to make this a challenge but instead,
together let us make his flight to future a reality.
medical teams are contributing to rebuild one life.
We are asking you to raise $10,000 AUS for Flights and Accommodation
so that the Specialists in UK can make the difference to this one life.
So I write not to make this a challenge but instead,
together let us make his flight to future a reality.
Learn More Contribute to “Cup of Coffee Campaign” Other ways to assist: Share the Opportunity with Others - Forward the Link: www.glades-globalenterpriseinnovation.com/SujitACupOfCoffee.html |
| $10,000 Aus divided by 100 people/companies is only $100 each. The cost of ONE CUP of COFFEE a week for a year. Make the Difference to Your Own Life. Join Rotarians and Humanitarians who address world crisis by focusing on the life of one person, and then another, and another. |
