What the ...

After watching the Muppets new movie, our favorite line to yell out on a periodic basis is, "what the Wacca?" by fuzzy Bear from the Moopets.
I can't remember who we said this in front of that got truly offended, but it made me think about perspective yet again.
Setting the scene: Ella and her friend (bob) in the car while I eavesdrop on the conversation.
ella tells a story
Bob: What the heck?
Ella: Don't say that word.... it's inappropriate.
Bob: it's not inappropriate, it's like saying what the crap
after much discussion... Ella: that's inappropriate to say too
Bob: no. it's like saying, what the hell, what the butt, what the sh*t, what the world.... it's just, what the heck? it's what you say...
Ella: mom, tell him he can't say that
Me: (bob), you can't use potty words in my car, if you want to talk like that , it must belong in the potty. it's ok at your house maybe, but not in mine.
Bob: so if I'm in your bathroom I can say what the butt all the time... please don't tell my mom that I said what the butt, she'll be so mad.
There is so much more  to this conversation that made me laugh , but what stuck out afterward was that he considered butt to be a bigger concern than sh*t.... In his house, the priority was different.
How to then apply this to our lives right?
I heard a story today about a city in india that had a roundabout (we know those) with a tree in the middle. beggars lived there and even slept there. One day there were two kids who had made a rope swing on that tree and were enjoying their day, oblivious to the chaos of a busy roundabout and begging going on around them...
I am oblivious to the pain around me for the most part... yes, I'm going overseas so I CAN see beyond myself, but at the same time, I'm not overly burdened by seeing poverty..
Do I notice the beggar on the corner. Do I notice the cleaning lady n the hotel that is struggling to appreciate her day. Do I see a need in the waitress at my favorite chick fil a or McDonalds... Can I even see a need inside my church or in my neighborhood or .... well, you get the point... Much less do I yearn to see those in other countries whole (shalom whole).... change my perspective