Photo was taken near Cobh, Co.Cork (Irl)

This farmer certainly had plenty of company as he ploughed his fields getting ready for the new season! There were so many seagulls following the tractor and plough not to mind the noise they were making!

Thought on Friday – February – 19/02/2010

‘The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. The opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. Only one enemy is worse than despair: indifference.’ ~Elie Wiesel

An indifferent person couldn’t care less about anything or anyone. It is self defeat at its best. Nothing is of priority or value. For anyone who is indifferent life is like a prison, it leads to isolation and feelings of emptiness are often expressed. Sadly indifference seems to have taken a firmer hold during these times of recession. A person who feels indifferent should not be made feel guilty or given out to. Our greatest gift to them is our love and support. Nothing else matters. A common link in our Gospel stories is how Jesus met much indifference. He often melted it away by making each person feel that no one else in the whole world mattered except to whom he was talking to. Each person began to feel their self worth and the difference that they could make by first believing in themselves. Indifference is smothered by self belief and hope. Lent is a good opportunity to give indifference in our lives a good push to the side.