When you read bad news about people getting killed, getting sick or suffered other misfortunes in life, the first thing you have to do is to give thanks.

 

You have to give thanks because you are still alive, and you have your friends and family with you.

 

When you read about people suffering from hunger or thirst or a lack of clean water or other resources, you have to give thanks.

 

You are grateful for the fact that you have food to eat, a house to stay, and you have creature comforts to make your life comfortable.

 

After you have given thanks, and shown your appreciation of your good fortune, you can think about ways to help others who are less fortunate.

 

If you have a way to help, be it a donation of a dollar, you will find great happiness when you have taken the action to help.

 

If there is nothing you can do to help, you can pray for them.

 

You can pray at home, or go to the temple or church to pray.  You can light a candle, and pray that a way will be opened to help the survivors.