Reply #: there is so much compassion in DU

[shireen]

for those who live in poverty, who are homeless, and facing tough times. I've come to expect it as the norm.

But in my "real" world, i rarely see it. I'm fortunate to know some kind compassionate people, and I treasure them. But most do not want to know about poverty, homelessness, and tragedy. My world is generally employed middle-class. I don't know any rich people. Except for people i have met in DU, i personally do not know anyone living in poverty. I do not personally know anyone in the military who has died in combat. Nor do i personally know anyone who has been victim of war (until recently, when i exchanged emails with a man who had lost his son in Gaza). It's as if i'm living in an employed middle-class bubble that has not burst.

There seems to be an epidemic of self-absorption and selfishness. It's deeply distressing.