Okay so the first BerryLog – I’m going to play my ‘get
out of jail free’ card straight off as in truth, I’ve already posted a
variation of this on Facebook, but it’s worth another mention.
Many people now have done the Ice Bucket Challenge to
raise awareness and money for a now varying list of charities. At its peak in
late August, every day one would find a new video on FaceSpace (personal term
of endearment) of some mate or relative freezing their badoobies off for a bit
of a laugh in a good cause.
And then the tide turned and a growing number of
people actually found a need to start criticising it.
My friend (CA – blog law says its courtesy to
acknowledge the source! xx) was peeved at people moaning about it, and
delivered a well crafted rant at the gloom merchants.
“Well said”, I said.
Coincidentally the day before, I overheard someone
mention that they felt the majority of people doing it and filming it were just
attention seekers and were not actually donating – and I just thought that was
such a bleak view of human nature.
Well actually the cause still raised MILLIONS more
pounds/dollars in August compared to the previous month, so a huge amount of
good was being done – and still is by all accounts. How can that be a bad thing
in anyone’s mind?
As for those who are doing it for other reasons and
are not actually donating - well let's just leave that to their conscience, and
hope no-one they care for gets inflicted.
Keep getting cold and wet people!!! Next week it’s the
Hot Coals challenge!
I’ll end by repeating my friend’s last comment on the
matter:
She said: “Do your own thing quietly if you'd rather,
but keep your negative thoughts to yourself”
“Well said”, I say…
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