Swine flu has sent the world into a panic. Governments all over the globe are trying to work out what can be done to stop the problem growing. (And rightly so.)
My understanding is that this has the potential to kill thousands of people. So far the most effected area for the virus is Mexico where over 300 people have been confirmed to have swine flu with over a dozen confirmed deaths.
All this has happened over a number of days and something obviously needs to be done to stop the spread of this disease but I’m scratching my head a little.
Today alone, over 25 000 children died of hunger or preventable disease. Every day this happens. Week after week. Month after month. Year after year. 25 000 children a day.
Why have we been so quick to act to stop swine flu yet we refuse to stop poverty and hunger, even though it is within our means and our control to do so? Could it be that those 25 000 children, even though they’re just like the children we tuck into bed each night, are far, far away and yet swine flu has the potential to touch us and those we love?
Surely not. We couldn’t be that selfish could we?
Just a thought.
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