there are so many problems over there. syria is a war zone and will probably never recover. terrorism has destroyed that wonderful country. so many people are forced to flee for their lives. what can be done about it though? not much really. too much pain and suffering in the area. i wish them all well.

Dear friend,                                                               I have just read an article about the citizens of Aleppo being warned to leave via text message. It is very sad and hard to imagine what it must be like to live in a country like that, where you may be forced to leave at any moment due to acts of violence and war.

I'm gonna be honest: I just don't care about this stuff anymore.  We're exposed to so many stories of trouble and heartache and loss and danger that I feel like I can't be responsible for it anymore.  Not financially, morally, emotionally, practically, whatever.  I just don't care.  Syria is an absolute mess and millions of people are suffering and I feel like I don't care because it's not my problem.  Either way its' not my problem but if it were smaller and I could do something about it, maybe I wouldn't feel so disinterested.  But we're just bombarded with this shit constantly to the point I just stop giving a damn.

I just read about a situation in Aleppo where the government sent a mass text to all citizens giving them 24 hours to evacuate before they were potentially targeted by deadly weapons. The thought of receiving a warning like that while you are sitting with your family is just mind boggling to me. What would you do? Where would you go? It's hard to believe people have been living with such violence for such an extended period of time.