Last night I was scrolling through my Facebook on my iPhone, watching One Tree Hill, and lying down in my comfortable bed. A fan was blowing on my face, and I knew that I would wake up in the morning at my leisure.

At the same time, Omran Daqneesh was being pulled out of the rubble that used to be his home. Omran lives in Beirut, Lebanon. He is five years old and was a victim of an airstrike. When I was five, the only thing I was worried about was who was going to get the good pack of crayons.

It’s so easy to ignore it. It’s easy to click share and do nothing. It’s easy to say that it’s their problem because it’s not happening here. That we have no obligation to them.

In my opinion, we do. We have an obligation to them because they are human beings. They are victims. They are afraid. We have an obligation to them because if the situation were reversed, I would hope they would extend a helping hand to us.

America has the resources to house refugees. We have the chance right now to be good citizens and help those in need. It’s easier for us to ignore it. But we should take action because it is impossible for them to ignore.

There are many arguments floating around about why we shouldn’t house any refugees including, “If I have a bowl of 10,000 M&M’s and I told you 10 were poisoned, would you take a handful?” Okay, well how about this?

Since 2011, over 23,092 Syrians have been referred for the American Refugee Program, according to the Jewish Journal. Of those 23,092, 7,014 were interviewed. Of those 7,014, only 2,034 have been admitted to the United States.

Oh my gosh, there are 2,034 Syrians roaming among us? Well how many have been arrested for terrorist activities?

Zero.

Being Muslim and being a Muslim Extremist are wildly different things. Muslim Extremists are radical Muslims. Not every person who exercises the Muslim faith is an extremist. I’ll say it again. NOT EVERY PERSON WHO EXERCISES THE MUSLIM FAITH IS AN EXTREMIST.

Omran Daqneesh is five years old. He doesn’t understand what is happening in his country. All he knows is that his home is now destroyed. For the rest of his life, he will remember the moment it changed. The moment he went from being five years old, to the moment he became an icon for what is happening in his country.

A CNN reporter, Kate Bolduan told the world about Omran. She shed tears, but what was most striking about the video released of Omran, is that he did not.

He sat in the ambulance with a far off look in his eyes, and wiped the blood from his face. It makes me sad to think that he will grow up and always remember that moment.