We are in the age of technology when we can contact a person we already know with the touch or flick of a mere finger. We can begin a search for information with search tools such as Google and many others. We have the ability to connect with the world around us in so many ways, yet when we want to find out how to help others we are seemingly powerless to do so.
Japan has just suffered a tremendous natural disaster much like New Orleans, Haiti, India and others before it. Then we held concerts and raised money and handed it over to the Red Cross. However we do not know when or how it arrives. I am not putting into question where the donations are going. We all know that they are going to aid the people who are suffering right now. What I am suggesting is we connect with the flow of the funds we are giving so that we can connect and feel a part of the relief effort.
When we mail a package we pay extra if we want the option to track our package so that we know the journey that it is taking and how it gets to the destination of where we want it to go. When we donate money we are basically believing it is going towards something good, much the same when you give money to a church. You know the church is using it hopefully to pay the utilities and to help the community. Yet since you have no way of tracking it you have to use your faith.
I know that we can give money to help Japan, but what if there is a scientist out there who knows of a new way to help cool down the Hydrogen Rods in the Nuclear plants, but has absolutely no outlet to share this vital information. Yes the scientist could blog, he could post a message on his FaceBook page or Twitter account but he is again using faith to hope it gets to where it needs to go.
I do know there are many people in the professional and everyday world that can provide groundbreaking ideas in time of dire need as well as our everyday lives. How can they help? How can we be heard? It is very difficult to sit idly by and watch these events unfold knowing I cant do much but to donate money and wait to watch the 3 minute news clip about the updates.
In the age of information I should be able to view the logistics of where my donation is going and how it is transforming currency into help and aid to those who need it. In a time where we want to connect with others we are only able to connect to devices. Powerful devices that can do more than just watch a clip of the disaster but should be able to unify and work towards change and solutions.
While I was watching the brief news coverage for whatever reason this travesty only warrants brief allocations of the daily news slots, instead of round the clock coverage which really disgusts me. I do not have cable tv, I only have internet through my cell phone. How am I supposed to stay connected, know what to do and the on goings of the world around me?
What can we do to help Japan?
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