Whites in shining armour?

At the begining of the most technologically sophisticated century so far, we still rely on what we know best, instead of exploring new avenues. This doesn’t just apply to industry, but to humanitarian work as well. Should you look closely, you’ll discover humanitarian actions around Christmas, Ramadan, Hannukah, Diwali etc., activities long established in the history of charity.

However, it seems that more recently people have been waiting for the Prince and his White Elephant  to save the princess in distress from the gorilla of hunger, sickness and poverty. They dream about him coming from London, Paris, New York, without considering there may be a king coming on a dolphin from South America, or even somebody on a dark horse from Asia.

In my opinion, the only difference between the white elephant, the dark horse and dolphin is given by our comfort zone. I feel we must expand this comfort zone, for the sake of humanity as a whole and ask ourselves: who will save the princess? The elephant, the horse or the dolphin individually? Or should they complement each other and save the princess together, for the greater good?

I leave you to draw your own conclusions.