As I enjoy these concerts this weekend, where I got to see Pink Floyd perform. I am reminded all the more how much us humans like to put on a good show, but really get very little done. These artist have spent time, money and effort to end world hunger in Africa. Yet in reality, this is nothing more then a concert that people tuned in to, to get something out of it, that had selfish gain, to see artist perform they always wished they could see live. Yet a year from now, just like 20 years since Live Aid, the world will still have hunger and Africa will continue to go on it's downward spirrel to worthlessness. An effort that seems so pure in motive, but so useless in reality. Much like our Witness life of the past.
For you see I think for the most part, the message the Witness put out was something positive for mankind. It involved peace, loving relationships and much like the concert, a desire to end world hunger. They spent all these recorded hours going from door to door, and in bible studies sharing such messages and preaching when ever possible to all that would listen. Yet did they once, go to another country and plant a seed of food or take part in political change to end the horror they so often said was the sign of the end. No, for much like Live 8, they want someone else to do it. Live 8 wants the wealthiest countries in the world to do it. The Witnesses wanted Jehovah's army to do it. Yet with such active minds of hope, there is not an equal active body of action. So they fail, and fail they do often.
The Live 8 people are often some of the wealthiest artist in the world, living in mansions (often with more then one) and vacationing in the dream locations of many. They eat food at the best locations and have it prepared by the world's top cheifs, while dressed to the max in the finest of clothing. Why can't these ones shed these material gains and give it all to actions of feeding the African nations, rather then just taking some time to sing? Why can't Witnesses who claim to have families of love and energy to preach about a peaceful future, take that love and energy and feed the homeless or build a house for the poor with the extra time they had for preaching. It does not happen, and that is the reality of these concerts and of this preaching work we took part in and exist today. It sounds so wonderful and the motive seems so loving, and yet they all hope someone else will do it and someone else never does. Africa will stay hungry, the world will continue to be at war and with lack of love. Yet there will always be a concert to bring it to our attention and there will always be a Witness preaching from door to door on the corner, to remind us what the world could be like if people were less show and more action. Yet that is the life there was, is and everymore shall be. For we have tickets to the show, lets enjoy it while it last.