"The Victory is for The People"

I've blogged about her before and I'll blog about her again - Olivia Wilde is awesome.  She produced this documentary called "Baseball in the time of Cholera" (which you can watch above, or follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK318mYuBWg&feature=player_embedded)
Olivia Wilde is a celebrity who really puts her charity work and volunteer experiences (especially those in Haiti) at the forefront of everything.  This film is about an outbreak of cholera in Haiti that is rumored to have been caused by the UN, the organization we associate with justice and peace.  The story also follows a boy named Joseph.  Throughout the 29 minute video, Joseph made my heart swell with hope and also brought tears to my eyes. To simply describe him I'd use the word beautiful. He's got the biggest smile and the most amazing spirit.  One that outshines mine by a long-shot and he's faced things in his young life that I will never come close to.  If he can be such an amazing and uplifting person given the situation he is in, I feel as though I have no excuse for any negative behaviors.  Many of us are so blessed and fortunate from the time we are born, and yet Joseph's thirst for life and happiness seems as though it would outlast many of ours.  It not only puts things into an interesting perspective, but at the same time motivates and encourages you.  He's an example.  A brilliant example of how we should view life.

I feel like I blog a lot about humanity and compassion.
I guess it's based on several reasons: it's an issue that connects the whole world, it's in tons of stories and tons of acts throughout the world we live in...it's also something we can constantly be improving upon.
It would be difficult for even the most kind hearted people to feel as though they are 100% just, compassionate, and understanding.  We all slip up and we all lose the focus of love and understanding because we are imperfect beings. But that doesn't mean we should give up.
I think that it's important to try and look at others as more than a number, more than a single individual. Everyone is somehow connected to others - whether it be direct family or the closets of friends, how we treat one person can transcend into the other relationships that they hold.
A careless act by the UN (if they are proven guilty), has in-turn effected thousands of Haitians, and above all else its effected thousands of humans. Something we all are.

Though the story of cholera in Haiti is a tragedy and something that can never be fully corrected, Joseph gives me a since of conviction.
This 30 minute documentary is something you can quickly watch and something that may give you not only new information, but a new understanding.

A little more love and understanding doesn't seem like such a bad thing.
Be love.