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There´s always something else to learn...

While the eyes of the world are in Beijing and the eyes of the AIESECers are in Brazil (International Congress 2008 and the 60^th anniversary celebration), Russia is invading Georgia, Salvadorian troops are in Iraq and going soon to Haiti and another bomb in Lahore (Pakistan), etc, etc, etc...

Being an AIESECer (and I already said, I will always be) you cannot escape from feeling concern and worried about what it’s going on the other side of the world.

As far as I know, a bomb destroyed the AIESEC office in Georgia, one of their most recent achievements. I am still trying to know if any AIESECer got hurt in the bombings at Lahore.

And I wonder: how can I go on with my life? How can I drive to work every morning knowing that there is something (or a lot of things) wrong in the world, when everything I learned in AIESEC was that I had to do something regarding this issues... and then I feel powerless... then I question myself if it was true everything I believe in… all the sh!t about Peace and fulfillment of human kinds potential...

It sucks not being able to do something about things that matter. It sucks not being creative enough to find out what I can do.

In the mean time, I stick to the causes I identify myself with, or the causes that I feel that have a positive impact in society (such as Fusal, I really like what they do). See? I still believe.

Ok, now I get it, the problem is not “what I believe in”, the problem is doing things so that you won’t feel powerless.

Labels: AIESEC, Countries, War

Posted by Ethel : 7:02 PM :