凡人歌 (Song of ordinary people)

你我皆凡人，生在人世间
 终日奔波苦，一刻不得闲
 既然不是仙，难免有杂念
 道义放两旁，利字摆中间
 多少男子汉！一怒为红颜
 多少同林鸟，已成分飞燕
 人生何其短，何必苦苦恋
 爱人不见了，向谁去喊冤？

 问你，何时曾看见这世界为了人们改变
 有了梦寐以求的容颜是否就算是拥有春天

I'm sorry but I'll never understand a religious war

Religion has never been an important part of my life growing up. I don't have faith in a specific religion, but I have some of what one might call beliefs that are of religious nature. For instance, I believe in karma, I believe in destiny and I believe in natural order as some sort of higher power.

Then I grew up, and was told about the outline of some of the biggest religions of the world and some of its history. I know that religious people would hate me for it, but three of the major religions in the world come from the same thing. I cannot understand war between people with different religions, and I understand even less when it's between religions that ultimately have the same origin, and as far as I'm concerned, they are all man made. This is far beyond me. To me that is the same as killing someone because their favorite color is not the same as yours or because they think their mother is better than yours?! What the....?!
But, when I look at the state of current state of affairs, I can't help but think this is medieval. Maybe when civilization was at another stage of development it made sense to have religion to explain some things. But does it have to last this long? Do we not wish to progress and move forward?

Sudan/South Sudan was such an example.
Palestine/Israel still is.
ISIS is also.
Rohingya is another.

Not to mention others less covered by media, Chad, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Congo, Uganda. I'm sure there are more that I don't read about as often. But does it really make sense to fight each others differences? I don't consider myself as a pacifist, but wars about religion are ones I'll never understand. Maybe this is a sacrilege to some, but religion is man made! I will never understand religious grounds for armed conflict or opression. To me it's just ridiculous to fight over something made up.
Enlighten me if you believe otherwise.

There’s a disaster much worse than Texas

There is something about biased media and what we choose or choose not to know about. There are things that are in, there are things that are trendy. Media dictates them, we dictate them. Raising awareness, is important.

"No Googling, no conferring, but off the top of your head: what is currently the world’s worst humanitarian disaster?"
"In this story America is not the victim. Along with Britain, it is on the side of the perpetrator – helping to cause the world’s worst humanitarian crisis"

Please refer to link below for full opinion:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/01/disaster-texas-america-britain-yemen?CMP=share_btn_link

If it matters, take action.

Dear friends, Honestly, this is as bad as it gets. In Yemen,every 10 minutes a child dies from malnutrition, 500,000 people have been hit by the worst cholera epidemic ever recorded -- and a savage Saudi bombing campaign is cutting off aid access. It’s an apocalyptic scenario for these innocent people -- but we can help. Most of us have never heard of this nightmare because Saudi Arabia has blocked foreign journalists from the country. They want to keep the impact of their campaign out of the headlines -- so that our governments can keep selling them tanks, missiles, and ammunition. And it's working -- our leaders are turning a blind eye. But Avaaz is unique -- our money comes from ordinary citizens with no policy agenda. We can be a lifeline for Yemen's people: Smuggling reporters into the country to expose what’s happening; Going after donor countries to increase humanitarian funding, now; Lobbying countries like Canada and the UK to stop supplying the weapons that make all this possible. The sad truth is: if we don’t do this, no one will. 20 million(!) Yemenis desperately need aid -- chip in and let's get to work: I'LL DONATE €2 I'LL DONATE €4 I'LL DONATE €8 I'LL DONATE €16 I'LL DONATE €32 OTHER AMOUNT Saudi Arabia’s devastating bombing campaign in Yemen is all about a power struggle with Iran. They say they're defending the ‘legitimate’ government against a group of rebels. But this isn't about democracy, it's about regional influence. Innocent Yemeni civilians are the victims, much like their brothers and sisters in Syria, but without global attention. Yemen was already the poorest country in the region and now hospitals, schools, and entire neighbourhoods have been turned to rubble. The latest craziness is that Saudi Arabia is blocking fuel for UN planes ready to deliver humanitarian aid into the country!  What might be worst is that the Saudis aren’t doing this alone. Many of our governments are making it possible by supplying weapons, military advice, and even boots on the ground. Trump just kicked off a $100 billion arms deal! For our leaders, Saudi friendship and oil seem more important than Yemeni lives. We don’t have to be part of that. If enough of us donate below, we can show the people of Yemen that we are not our governments, that we care about the desperate situation they’re facing, and will fight to stop the bombing of innocent civilians. Some courageous groups are trying to make this work, but right now no one has got it done. Let’s come together urgently, before things get even worse: I'LL DONATE €2 I'LL DONATE €4 I'LL DONATE €8 I'LL DONATE €16 I'LL DONATE €32 OTHER AMOUNT We can cross our fingers that Yemen will somehow be saved. Or we can do what our community does best and rise up to speak for those who have no voice. Let’s not sit in silence. With hope, Danny, Rewan, Alice, Allison, Wissam, Nataliya, Ricken, and the entire Avaaz team More information: ‘It’s a Slow Death’: The World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/23/world/middleeast/yemen-cholera-humanitarian-crisis.html?mcubz=0&_r=0 Yemen conflict: Cholera risk for more than a million children (BBC) http://www.bbc.com/news/health-40796684 War, hunger and now cholera: Yemen’s crisis worsens (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/26/cholera-strikes-the-middle-easts-poorest-nation/?utm_term=.c2e94d106f34 In Yemen, a child dies every ten minutes from preventable causes (UNICEF) https://www.unicef.ie/stories/yemen-child-dies-every-ten-minutes-preventable-causes/ The Big Problem with President Trump's Record Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia (Time) http://time.com/4787797/donald-trump-yemen-saudi-arabia-arms-deal/  Saudi Arabia’s expected military assault on Yemen will almost certainly cause mass starvation (VICE) https://news.vice.com/story/saudi-arabias-expected-military-assault-on-major-yemen-port-will-almost-certainly-cause-mass-starvation