Working for a cause

The strongest, most powerful living being: Human....I strongly believe that being the most powerful, we must use our power, our strength to do some good for our fellow humans...

Recently I started actively volunteering with an NPO called Vibha. It primarily supports projects in India which enable under-previleged kids a better life. They provide education and basic food and shelter to these kids.

I feel immense satisfaction by knowing that every little/big thing that I do, goes a long way towards making their lives better. This fact motivates me even more to carry on and bring about a +ve change in their lives.

Now, this happiness and satisfaction is infectious and I see it at my workplace and interactions with friends and family...

Mahatma Gandhi once said:

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Louisiana got a deadly blow from Katrina.....While more than 10,000 people are feared dead, there are these people on the streets looting other people...some out of desparation and some, (as appears on the news) for TV and beer. How can one human turn a blind eye towards his fellow in such catastrophic conditions? Why is he so self centered?

Why, even in a country like America, where people are educated and so forward thinking, behave like such maniacs?
My heart bleeds to see such behavior from the most intelligent creation of God.
I totally understand that one would first save his own soul before helping another ....but looting and moving around with arms....
Its a pity...

Let's all do the best we can to help the victims of Katrina and pray to God to give them strength to make it past this disaster...
Is this nature's way of teaching us "humans" a lesson?