Black Eyed People

There once was a family who lived far, far away. This family was very poor and could barely manage to feed themselves. They lived a sad miserable existence. It was a daily thing for them to pray that the water would come on that day or that they would have power all day. The children were dressed in whatever the parents could find for them to put on. Their clothes looked as they came right out of a dumpster perhaps discarded by another family who was better off. The home that they lived in was a small place more than likely deserted by its owners some years earlier. The poverty level of these people was not fully due to the lack of jobs in the area for there were jobs to be found, rather due to the miss-handled funds sent to the government for these people. The family of which I speak is actually a country full of people just like this. The contrast of rich and poor is ever apparent by the Palaces built by the leader of this country. The Palaces tower over the poor rundown neighborhoods of his people. I ask this question if the man was running his country with the values of a human being then why was it necessary to build 10 foot walls around his home? Why was it that his people feared him and why was it necessary to protect him from his people? Some say that we should not be here doing what we are doing. I ask you if this “Family” lived in your neighborhood would you just let them be there and not lend a helping hand? Day after day you watch as the small figures walked by with dirty faces and smiled up at you as if to say “help me”. If your answer is that you would just let them be then you need to read the good book. People were put on this earth to help with the bullies of society. I do not believe that we are the world police nor do I think that everyone believes this. I, however believe in right and wrong and freedom. The freedoms of these people have been taken from them and with it their will to fight and survive. In life when you have been beat down so many times it is hard to stand again. Hard that is without help. The helping hand that we are providing these people is one that I believe, in the Eyes of God will bring blessings on the United States and the soldiers who came here to defend the inhumanities inflicted on these people. The Iraqi people just want to survive. They want what all of us want, a better life for them and their children. We have helped usher in a new era of happiness for them but sooner or later it will be up to them to defend themselves. Sometimes a little training and or help from a friend can defeat even the fiercest of bullies.