Another repost from Tumblr (September 29). Eventually I'll actually post on here. :)
Today in my Christianity and Islam in Africa class, we talked a lot about HIV and AIDS in Africa. Many African governments are doing little to help research, provide medication, and spread awareness about AIDS. They spend millions of dollars on armies and weapons, yet they don’t spend equally as much on its dying people. There is a stigma associated with being HIV positive. Many people will not admit to testing positive and therefore do not seek medical help. One thing my teacher said stuck out in particular. He said that the way we respond to the AIDS crisis will define humanity in the future. Of course, I immediately thought of my project, and so I went in search of the beauty in HIV and AIDS. Yes, it makes people suffer, but it is *hopefully* bringing us all together and uniting us as a strong, courageous, and determined people. I found this short video promoting the use of condoms to stop the spread of the virus. I found it hauntingly beautiful and creative, and therefore I present to you day two: protection.
“The recipe for beauty is to have less illusion and more Soul, to retreat from the belief of pain or pleasure in the body into the unchanging calm and glorious freedom of spiritual harmony.” Mary Baker Eddy
Today in my Christianity and Islam in Africa class, we talked a lot about HIV and AIDS in Africa. Many African governments are doing little to help research, provide medication, and spread awareness about AIDS. They spend millions of dollars on armies and weapons, yet they don’t spend equally as much on its dying people. There is a stigma associated with being HIV positive. Many people will not admit to testing positive and therefore do not seek medical help. One thing my teacher said stuck out in particular. He said that the way we respond to the AIDS crisis will define humanity in the future. Of course, I immediately thought of my project, and so I went in search of the beauty in HIV and AIDS. Yes, it makes people suffer, but it is *hopefully* bringing us all together and uniting us as a strong, courageous, and determined people. I found this short video promoting the use of condoms to stop the spread of the virus. I found it hauntingly beautiful and creative, and therefore I present to you day two: protection.
“The recipe for beauty is to have less illusion and more Soul, to retreat from the belief of pain or pleasure in the body into the unchanging calm and glorious freedom of spiritual harmony.” Mary Baker Eddy
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