Subsequent to reading the article “Chavez Opens His Place to Flood Victims”, by Simon Romero of the New York Times I was inspired of how generous Chavez is. The article explains how devastating the flood was to Venezuela and how willingly Chavez (President of Venezuela) opened his home to families in need. The article then gives specific information on the flood such as “The rainfall has caused flooding and landslides that have killed 25 people and forced more than 30,000 Venezuelans to flee,” The article also states that Chavez welcomed 26 families and gave them a tour of the palace. The article then later goes on to say that Chavez is not only offering a helping hand but also taking hold of public discussion during a troublesome time.
I personally find it very inspiring and moving that the President would willingly open his house to Flood Victims in need of a place to stay. Some government officials might open shelters but Chavez took it a step further and opened his home to the people in need. I think that Chavez is demonstrating that he actually cares about his people. There are some politicians that will provide help to the citizens suffering just to gain popularity and increase their chance of reelection. This is a good example of how government can be sympathetic to its citizens and actually develop closer relationships with its citizens. Government officials should have the citizen’s prosperity as their first priority. We elect our leaders so that they can lead us in a good direction so that ultimately things improve mainly for the citizen. Unfortunately, some of our current politicians have ulterior motives, they put their own needs before the citizens which is corrupting the power they are given. Conclusively, through this article I was inspired by how generous Chavez was and how, in this situation Chavez put the people first.
