Times tough.

Sometimes we get so overwhelmed with day-to-day events. We pay no attention to the troubles of others.

Especially when the others are far away. Or speak a different language. So distant from ourselves. We seldom even see them on tv. On our computer screens. Infrequently on the internet channels we surf. Almost never on our favorite shows.

Here in the good-old USA, who talks about the young girls kidnapped in Nigeria?

Who cares?

But they should be among our heroes.

If you do nothing else this week, please read their story.

How they survived. Some of them eventually escaped.

How they kept the faith and never gave up. Even when so much of the world stopped talking about them. They never gave up.

Never.

The least we can do is know their story. Say a silent–or a loud–prayer for them. Or meditation. Or whatever it is that we do as part of our daily life.

Remember them. . .