The Dark Side of Paradise

We have all been there reading a newspaper listening to theradiowatching television. There was a murder today at wherever?Somecriminal was blasted to death in a blaze of gunfire. A man wasshotin his driveway this evening. Some person has gone missing.Anotherkid dies of a drug overdose. The police are againinvestigatingpedophilia on the internet. This is the todays news.We look. Welisten. We see. But do we care? In some cases peoplewill exhibitapprehension. Or in the case of the criminal mumblegood riddanceand as long as its not our kid using we turn tothe next page.Listen to the next item if its radio or changechannels on the TV.Whatever! That is generally all we think untilyou find yourselfstaring at the results of a gangland hit spreadall over a kitchenbench and the victim is an acquaintance. Thenyou find out thingsabout him you could never imagine. You beginto discover whathorrific things happen to ordinary people in theplace you callhome. Its then you have to make a decision. Do youcontinue toignore these issues or do you try to make adifference? Well doyou?