08 Jul 2011 2 Comments
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
The title of this post is a quote by Albus Dumbledore. I believe he is a very wise man. (Even if he’s not real..pish posh details.)
I feel like while I was in Haiti I really learned the truth of this quote. There was darkness there, yes: extreme poverty, desperate situations, starvation. When you’re there you are overwhelmed with so many feelings…sadness, pain, anger, hopefulness, joy, faith, love.
I think one of the reasons that the Haitian people are able to live in such horrible conditions is that they don’t drown themselves in self pity. They don’t sit in dark rooms, crying about their broken lives, country, world. They live every day with amazing strength.
They know the truth of this quote. Happiness is accessible but we’re the ones who have to flip that light switch. Otherwise we’re just left stumbling around in the dark.
And that’s not the life God has in mind for us.
Feb 22, 2012 @ 13:10:50
I wrote about the same thing when i came back from a mission trip to Alabama after the tornadoes. here’s a link if you would like to check it out(: http://cjhines.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/jaddie-david/
-CJ
Feb 22, 2012 @ 15:15:01
That’s awesome that you went to Alabama :) It sounds like you had an amazing time, just like I did when I went to Haiti. There is always so much to learn from the people you meet on mission trips!