No Prayer Needed

Each and every one of us goes through times in our lives that are on the opposite end of enjoyable.  Whether it be a loss of a job, an illness, trouble with bills, etc. we all experience rough times in some form or fashion.  During such times, religious individuals tend to ask for prayer requests in hopes that a "miracle" will occur and magically remove them from their tough spot.  Needless to say we know this does not work.

Those of us who are atheist know that in order to be in a better situation one has to work hard to get there.  Sometimes hard choices have to be made but we make them knowing that somebody chanting a few words before bedtime has absolutely no effect on the outcome of our endeavors.

That being said I want to point out a situation that I observed on Twitter the other day and how it produced such a wonderful feeling within me and solidified the notion that we as a species are headed in the right direction.  Specific names will not be used but the reaction to the situation is worth praise.  A friend of ours on Twitter sent out a screen shot of another's TL and the contents of said TL indicated that this person may be going through some pretty rough times.  Rough as in a possible serious medical issues coupled with possibly some depression.  I'm not exactly sure what was happening to this person but the TL indicated that this person may need some help.  Here is the feel good part:

The friend I was referring to could have easily passed over the other persons profile without a second thought but didn't.  The friend realized that the other person may seriously need some help and rather than ignoring it, our friend sent it out in hopes that somebody knew the other person and could possibly get in contact with them.  Before I knew it, several people joined in the attempt to make contact with the person who seemed like they needed help.  And from what I could tell, somebody did indeed have some contact information for this person and attempted to reach out and help.

Now I don't know the outcome of this situation nor do I know if the situation was as serious as it seemed to be but that's beside the point.  The point is that this is a wonderful example of strangers helping strangers.  Actually this is better than that.  For the most part we only know each other online.  Many of us, other than online video hangouts, have never met.  But this didn't stop one person going out of their way to help another who may have been in serious need of help.  This just goes to show you that there are great people out there who are willing to go the extra mile to help another even if its just spreading the word online.  I know too many people that would have simply offered a "prayer" to this person with no real intention to do so, never mind the fact it would have no effect whatsoever.

So to the people who went out of their way and took the time to help this person, I want to applaud you.  Simple acts like this can inspire others to do the same thing.  You never know then just a simple gesture could have a profoundly positive effect on another.  My hat's off you you all.

-Zombie