—– Original Message —–
From: “Rachel Bray”
To: “Sam Pearce”
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: Save the whales, f*** the women and children
thanks Sam, you’ve eloquently expressed sentiments i share. I’m afraid
that some of the explanations i’ve heard psychologists give as to why
‘we’ humans respond so much more readily to animals in distress than
humans are pretty sobering (animals are ‘less complicated’, won’t push
us out of our comfort zones etc etc)
Time and ‘out of sight’ factors also play a part i guess, and this is
where your email helps in reminding people that there are still
refugees in desparate need, and that the issues that continue to
threaten their lives are alive and kicking. What would your advice be
to anyone who wants to ‘do something’?
On a more cheerful note, I thought you’d like to know that we’ve just
celebrated with gusto the first birthday of little Daniel Kela, born
the day his parents fled Samora Machel and arrived at Soetwater. The
family of 3 are doing well (very well relative to some), living in
Lakeside, earning and pouring tons of love into their bouncy son.
We’ve learnt, grown, and been amply blessed through sharing a home,
navigating some tricky waters and getting to know each other better
and better. Yes, all very corny, but its true!
love
Rachel
