“A girl writes in a notebook she collected from a garbage dump in Lahore, Pakistan. Thousands of children pick recyclable items from waste dumping points to earn a living for their families.”
K.M. Chaudary, Associated Press. Photos of the Day, April 1, 2015 wsj.com
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see how it prevails………..
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And so world inequality prevails, although if the girl can write that could be viewed by an optimist as a start on the long climb towards equality.
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Let’s ride the Optimism Bus Sarah.
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See the joy on her face, from something many of us take for granted.
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I caught that too Carolann. Wonderful capture by the photographer. And what incredible spirt by the young lady.
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….. the wonder & innocence of children!
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Wow–this image just pulled me up by the short hairs…
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A stunner. For me too Lori.
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an interesting and good post
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Hence, it’s never impossible to believe that rain is indeed Someone’s tears.
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Beautifully stated.
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We have no idea how lucky we are to have been born in the “have” part of the world.
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So true. Reminds me of this:
We all come into existence as a single cell, smaller than a speck of dust. Much smaller. Divide. Multiply. Add and subtract. Matter changes hands, atoms flow in and out, molecules pivot, proteins stitch together, mitochondria send out their oxidative dictates; we begin as a microscopic electrical swarm. The lungs the brain the heart. Forty weeks later, six trillion cells get crushed in the vise of our mother’s birth canal and we howl. Then the world starts in on us.
― Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See
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And that look of happy on her face as she writes or draws or both…
I almost want to see what it is, but I also kind of like leaving that to my imagination (and hers.).
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Yes. Beautifully stated Bonnie.
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Goes to show that happiness is available in every moment, all circumstances,
Putting conditions on how it should be available to “me” makes it elusive.
Let’s all be Children of the moment!
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Yes! That’s it…
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Through the lens of the AP reporter I see the Discovery & Interpretation of their focused view…momentary joy shared by the two beautiful little girls who Discovered a Treasure, a Discovery in which they can steal a rare moment of childhood pleasure, drawing, writing, creating with their imagination & the Beaming Discovery of the Light of Hope…some people in our society have No Clue & have now Discovered, the plight of children around the world involves either living in the massive garbage dumps or eking out a meager existence among the garbage dumps..they spend their day among hypo needles, human waste, trash, etc. helping to secure items to trade or sell to provide food, fuel etc for their family. ..A sad commentary of the reality of some precious children in April of 2015…I do not think that children should have the responsibility of an adult. Hopefully, the impact of this image will bring people to action, to pray, to donate, to care & to appreciate the many blessing we have in our daily lives….the large city in which these girls live – Lahore, Pakistan was touched by terrorism on 3/15/15 , two Taliban suicide bombers attacked Christian churches, killing 15 and injuring around 70 people. So many people need to Discover & Explore, Compassion, Understanding and Seek Peaceful Unity. Let your loved ones know you love them and hold them a bit tighter, tonight.
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Yes Christie. You’ve beautifully captured the essence (all of it) of where my head was at it. Again.
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clarify — (the photographer’s) focused view
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Reblogged this on sherriemiranda1 and commented:
How far would you go to get your story out? I doubt many of us would go this far.
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This reminds me of a trip we made while on our Fact-Finding Delegation to El Salvador. We went to la Cooperativa las Marias, a coop where men, women and children work together, but if the men decide they don’t want their wife & kids anymore, the men have to leave, rather than kicking out their current family in order to start a new one.
They were all very poor, but very happy. They fed us like we were kings. And when we took out our notebooks, the children were in awe. Mine was a stenographer’s notebook, quite plain, really, but the kids were shouting “¡Que’ bonito los libritos!” (How beautiful the little books are!”).
I vowed that day that someday I would go back there with books & pencils for all. 😉
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Hands down, the most inspiring comment of the Day. Thanks for sharing Sherrie.
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very, very powerful.
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Sherrie, I loved reading about your experience. I know they we love the gifts you take. them. Will you also take a few pencil sharpeners & colored pencils?
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there is beauty here…thank you, david. smiling about the universal song of self-expression.
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Yes. There certainly is Vicki. Thank you.
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