I have a meeting tomorrow at Senator Cornyn’s office.
Heavy stuff.
I will be discussing Cornyn’s stance on the TVPRA- how he doesn’t support it. The problem is that we absolutely need as many people to co-sponsor the bill for it to pass it Senate, and since he rejected it in the last committee vote, I want to convince him (and his staff) to change their minds. Not easy for a girl, or anyone, to do. I’m incredibly honored that I get to represent victims who can’t be at this meeting themselves, but also am feeling the pressure. This movement is going to need lots of prayers.
Today, Palestine was voted into Unesco and the U.S. decided to cut funding to Unesco, about $70 million. While this monumental thing was happening, everyone I encountered today talked about the fact that Kim Kardashian is getting a divorce. How is it that this was the center of conversation? This is when I start becoming concerned and to be honest, a little pessimistic about our world. I thought it was common knowledge for people to live their life in such a way to leave the world better than when they entered it, like a friend of mine recently said. But is this just something I assumed to be true? Is fame really worth more than positive change and bettering people’s lives? Is legislation such a mundane thing to people that it doesn’t bother people enough to act anymore? I sometimes get so angry at the lack of interest and even empathy in our world. For me, it’s easy to get upset and down when dealing with this on a day to day basis. My perseverance starts winding down. But I do have hope in something: people I met from the Fourth Estate and other fellow activists that won’t back down and let the societal norm get in the way of what they know needs to be done. Sacrificial love is the best kind, and seeing it in the few people I know is enough inspiration for me to get back up on my feet and run full speed at justice.
I’ve recently come to the again-realization that my life is absolutely, in every way, enormously a huge blessing. I just want to thank everyone that is in my life, whether we are best friends or acquaintances and all the opportunities I’m given at St. Ed’s. There are millions of people, literally millions of people, who would want to be where I am. That comes with a responsibility to not waste a second of my life. I want to challenge all of you to do the same. Take time to do something meaningful, because who knows when you’ll get an opportunity like this again.
