{"id":588,"date":"2017-06-20T22:47:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/?p=588"},"modified":"2018-03-04T21:31:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T12:31:32","slug":"they-take-nothing-in-life-for-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nedforney.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/20\/they-take-nothing-in-life-for-granted\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They Take Nothing in Life for Granted&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jung-Woo-sung-visiting-refugee-camp-in-Lebanon.jpeg\" alt=\"Jung Woo-sung visiting refugee camp in Lebanon\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>As I was making my way through downtown Seoul today, preoccupied with meetings, this weekend&#8217;s June 25th Korean War ceremonies, and an upcoming trip to the States, I saw a huge, outdoor video screen (there are many throughout the city) at Seoul\u2019s City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>A famous Korean actor, Jung Woo-Sung &#8211; South Korea\u2019s version of Tom Hanks &#8211; was highlighting the plight of refugees in Iraq after his recent humanitarian mission to the war-torn country. Jung is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>According to latest figures from UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees), there are 65.6 million refugees in the world today &#8211; and the number has increased 50% over the past five years (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/globaltrends2016\/\">unhcr.org\/global trends2016<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>65 million? Really?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/World-Refugee-Day-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though we can\u2019t fathom the number or grasp how frightening it must be to live as a persecuted, displaced, or homeless person (most of us, thankfully, will never know), we\u2019re sympathetic towards those forced to flee their countries. They live in refugee centers, DP (displaced person) camps, designated towns, districts, or neighborhoods, even slums and ghettos. And it\u2019s terrible. We know.<\/p>\n<p>But we also feel helpless. It\u2019s a huge, complex, and growing problem. What can we do? It\u2019s a question I think of often, and I don\u2019t pretend to have the answer. I don\u2019t think anyone does.<\/p>\n<p>We can, however, at least\u00a0<em>create an awareness<\/em>\u00a0of what\u2019s happening to people we don&#8217;t know in these faraway places we\u2019ve never visited. \u00a0We can also\u00a0<em>support\u00a0<\/em>those who work with \u201cthe least of these.\u201d People with government agencies, NGO\u2019s, and church-affiliated groups that assist refugees and do whatever they can to help alleviate the suffering, poverty, prejudice, and uncertainty that\u2019s part of the refugee experience.<\/p>\n<p>On World Refugee Day, June 20, then, let\u2019s take a minute to remember the millions of refugees throughout the world who dream of a life away from war and persecution, people with the same wants, needs, and desires as us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c. . . they [refugees] take nothing in life for granted.\u201d \u00a0Jung Woo-Sung<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nedforney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/World-Refugee-Day-Angelina-Jolie.jpeg\" alt=\"World Refugee Day- Angelina Jolie\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\"  \/><br \/>\n\tPhoto credits:\u00a0<br \/>\nTop picture: Jung Woo-sung visiting refugee camp in Lebanon.\u00a0<br \/>\nFrom Korea Times (<a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1497703214100_297958\" href=\"http:\/\/koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/news\/people\/2016\/07\/178_209894.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/news\/people\/2016\/07\/178_209894.html<\/a>)<br \/>\nBottom picture: Another famous Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, at a Syrian refugee camp. (<a id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1497703214100_296112\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/latest\/2015\/1\/54c5244d6\/unhcr-special-envoy-angelina-jolie-visits-iraq-calls-international-leadership.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/news\/latest\/2015\/1\/54c5244d6\/unhcr-special-envoy-angelina-jolie-visits-iraq-calls-international-leadership.html<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I was making my way through downtown Seoul today, preoccupied with meetings, this weekend&#8217;s June 25th Korean War ceremonies, and an upcoming trip to the States, I saw a huge, outdoor video screen (there are many throughout the city) at Seoul\u2019s City Hall. 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