Its a fairly normal state of humanness to ignore those tragedies and problems which do not directly impinge on your life. This is why it is so difficult to keep up public interest in ongoing issues of justice and social change. However when a tragedy occurs and suddenly the problem is no longer 'somewhere else' a lot of people turn their energy towards solving it and helping others in similar straits. Witness those experienced with the Oklahoma bombing travelling to NY to help there. With luck this may turn out to be a pivotal event for the world if it means a lot more energy into some justice for all.