Haiti continues to be on our hearts and minds. I've read article after article about the catastrophe. And I've seen pictures. The concept that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’ has never been truer than it has with the images we’ve seen coming back from that country.
Words and pictures are fundamentally different modes of communication that have totally different effects.
Consider the content below ...
THE BOY IS SAD.
Does that sentence have any impact on you? For most of us, it is merely a statement that conveys an idea, but it is an idea most likely devoid of any real emotional significance. Now, scroll down and consider the same message using a different medium ...
Does that affect you any differently? The content of the image is essentially the same as that conveyed in the written description, yet the impact for most of us is radically different. The written statement brings up all kinds of questions ... What boy? Do I really believe he’s sad? How sad is he? Why is he said? But one glance at the picture leaves no doubt whatsoever ... the boy is sad.
So we pray for the Haitians and we know ...
THERE IS AN ANSWER.
Again ... they are just words. I don’t know if those words strike you as hopeful or optimistic or rose-colored or just wishful thinking. If you think that, then scroll down and consider this instead ...
1 comment:
The picture is moving, yet beautiful, in a way. He is a real child, representing so many faces that we have see in Haiti and other places. We have different beliefs, different hationalities, different advantages in the world, but, at the end of the day, we are all human beings. God created all of us.
I think many times, in these types of crises, we see the heart and souls of so many people...looking to help their brothers and sisters. It's hard to see so much suffering...and sometimes, I wonder if I should just turn the tv off, it's so painful, but burying my head in the sand won't help. It just reminds that I need to focus on God's plan for me and make a difference in my world...not just Kenosha, either.
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