Becoming Numb To "For Just a Dollar a Day"

Advertisements have ruined compassion. OK, maybe they haven't ruined it, but how many times have you heard that a dollar a day will save the life of some child in a third world country, and you flip past that channel or turn the page or click to the next site without thinking any more about it?  I've probably seen a thousand ads for kids that desperately need my help, and I've actually helped maybe 3 of them.

This is the tragedy of familiarity.  We tend to go numb at too much exposure.  We...