Why should I care about a small village in South Sudan? Why should I care whether it has clean water? This question began echoing in my head after reading A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park, learning about Salva Dut and the work of the organization he founded, Water for South Sudan.
In asking myself, I began to ask friends. The result of that ask my last Children’s Corner broadcast did not end as I planned with favorite songs and stories, it ended asking and answering that very question. I can’t think of a better way to end my journey here at MTPR and continue to walk the path of my life.
A message from Salva Dut to Children’s Corner listeners.
My Last Children’s Corner broadcast, July 6th.
Why should I care? Why should we care? Why should we care whether or not a small village in South Sudan has clean water? Why? Why should I care outside my family or my community? What follows are a few answers to that very question from friends and my daughter.
Salva says, “We are one world, one village, one family.”
Peter Dunne with Hornbeam: “We are all human beings.”
Allison Dunne: “Because what we do for one, we do for all. It’s a law – action and reaction. We all breathe together.”
Elissa Rowley, Director of Development and Communications, WFSS with Jeremy and Keaton
David Mills-Low: “I think that we have to if we are going to survive. We have to take care of one another. That’s the only way that there is any longevity in our species is by taking care of each other, it’s the word altruism as opposed to selfishness it’s thinking about us instead of thinking about me.”
David Mills-Low, aka "Grandma Dowdel."
Cindy Hockenberry: We should care because like the song says:
“We are all earthlings
Spinning around together
On a planet of the sun....”
Refrain from
WE ARE ALL EARTHLINGS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qnfh2K4Z_U
Songwriters: Compton / Moss
And for me, Sam: I just do. I just do and knowing that is enough.
There are countless people to thank on my journey here at MTPR but in the final hour what lives on, other than our memories, is this and other web posts. I did not create them alone, they were created, over the years, with the help and guidance of Josh Burnham. Thank you, Josh for supporting my work of bringing to life thoughtful, respectful, and meaningful Children’s programming to life and to the web. -Sam
