This week I have had a chance to finish watching the TV series Long way Down Where Charlie Boorman and Ewan McGregor (actors) travel through Africa on Motorbikes. I had previously read the books and it was good to see it in action.
What struck me the most was yes these guys are rich and could do anything they wanted to for themselves, but they have an opportunity to make a difference. They matched their passion of motorbikes and travel to helping a people in need. Africa is still rife with HIV even though nowadays we don't hear much about it as the media has found other important money making investments. We must never forget that each of us can make a difference. One day I want to get to parts of Africa and be involved in education and changing peoples attitudes. Just look at these kids. They are Africa's future. They can do it.
I found the series inspirational. We have it too easy here. We take things for granted and we expect too much. It's one thing to have high expectations for ourselves but to expect others to give it to us I wonder. These people have hardly anything yet they are content. It makes me think anyway.
Thanks Charlie and Ewan
On a similar vein:
Read this article on the news page of my homepage this morning. It makes an interesting point about what loyalty means. On one side the country taking responsibility for its people and on the other the people being loyal to their country. A famous president once said "It's not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country" seems to fit here. I know that Americans appear to be a lot more into patriotism then the common NZer, but I think we need to be a people that do a lot more thinking and doing about serving others. I am not suggesting that we all become socialists, but it does look like this world of ours needs to see a whole lot more love in action.
Young New Zealanders say the country is a great place, but its attraction is not strong enough for them to want to stay.
The finding comes from a survey just released by the Foundation for Youth Development, and TelstraClear.
It shows nearly half of people aged between 15 and 18 see their future as being overseas.
The survey also discovered more than half are worried about what job they will get after studying and 42 percent are concerned they might not be able to afford a house.
Foundation co-founder Graeme Dingle says the survey raises concerns for the country's future.
He says it is possible to change the attitudes, if young people can be helped to feel positive about themselves.