There are a lot of things that are important to people, organizations, causes, or fund-raisers. The first description of the word "cause", according to Websters says:
"a reason for an action or condition : motive".
I think that's a good description for the things we choose to be invested in, our causes. Things that motivate us, cause us to act or attempt to change things for the better. I think there are probably a lot more "causes" I should be involved in, and there are a lot of causes that wouldn't be necessary if, as a whole, we looked out a little better for the people around us.
This past Saturday we had the change to be involved in something like this. (We did this last year also) It was a race sponsored by an organization called Freedom424. (You can read all about them
here). But the condensed version is they work to raise money for girls in Thailand, who have been sold into prostitution, to set them free for a day, and hopefully a lifetime.
We ran a race to help raise money for these girls. Each race entry went to pay for a chance for freedom for one girl. There were 1746 people who raced on Saturday, over DOUBLE last years numbers. 1746 girls who will have a chance at a different life. It's easy to feel motivated to see these girls get a chance at something different when I think about my little girl. What if she was in a situation like that? I'd definitely want someone to run for her.
What we were given the chance to do may be a small thing. $24 to run a race isn't much. 6.2 miles isn't really that far. But what it might mean for a girl, someone's daughter/sister/friend, who now sees the light at the end of the tunnel? Priceless. Glad we were able to be a part of it again this year!
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