THe Poverty of the Earth

“The real poverty of the Earth is as common in the South Bronx of New York City as it is in India. The poverty we must fight is the poverty of unwanted humanity, a spiritual poverty that develops when no one cares. This poverty will never be erased by money and medicine and material. It can only be cured by love.” ~Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa is right. We live in a time where men's hearts are indeed waxing cold. Apathy is running rampant. Now more then ever we must fight not just to feel, but to feel love, forgiveness, empathy, kindness etc... This is not a condition that if we just ignore it will go away. The only way to overcome this sort of poverty is to counter act it with Christlike feelings and attributes. We must not only feel love, but express it. We must not only feel empathy, but act upon it. We must not only forgive others, but ourselves. We must not only expect kindness, but give it to others.