Don't
get me wrong—it's important to be somewhat aware of world events.
We of course need to be compassionate and offer help when we can,
pray for those that are suffering, and be aware of dangers so that we
can prepare. I still remember my mother calling me when I was in
college, asking me if I was ready for Floyd. I asked, “Who's
Floyd?” I was so busy studying and was so stressed about school
that I was out of touch with the rest of the world and didn't realize
a deadly hurricane was headed my way. But on the flip side, I think
we can also become far too consumed with the soap opera that is the
world we live in. Some of us honestly don't want to know about the
latest terrorist attack or disaster somewhere in the world because
it depresses us and adds to our stress. We feel a great burden of
guilt to have any happiness in life at all, because somewhere,
someone is going through extreme suffering. Our stress and concerns
are nothing compared to what those victims are going through, so we
should deny our own problems and believe that we don't deserve to be
happy about anything, right?
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