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pookie
May 27th, 2007, 01:11 PM
I ***** and moan about a lot of things. but in the whole grand scheme of life, they're really not much to ***** about. As a mom, I absolutely love children, especially my own. so when I see photos like this, it breaks my heart.
warning: don't click on the link if you have a weak stomach
http://www.foragreatercause.org/picture.html

it's things like this that make me realize that the things I ***** about are nothing in comparison to what others deal with. remember to take some time out of your busy day to count your blessings...
JCs
May 27th, 2007, 01:22 PM
It's absolutely heartbreaking.

In this day and age there shouldn't be any human being dying from something like starvation. :(
George
May 27th, 2007, 01:24 PM
Sucks, poor kid never really had a chance at life.

That picture is over 13 years old btw.
Dale
May 27th, 2007, 01:25 PM
yeah, this is all crazy :( then you have rich people running around waving their money in the poor peoples faces'
Dale
May 27th, 2007, 01:28 PM
eek. i just clicked the picture. :O :|
JCs
May 27th, 2007, 01:33 PM
That picture is over 13 years old btw.

Trouble is it's STILL happening even now :(
kenzie
May 27th, 2007, 01:39 PM
What is it a picture of? :(
JCs
May 27th, 2007, 01:41 PM
What is it a picture of? :(

Starvation (children)

It's a starving child with a vulture behind :(
Dale
May 27th, 2007, 01:42 PM
the picture is of a little boy that it about to die of starvation and a vulture is behind him, waiting for him to die. ekk, im gonna have nightmares for weeks now.
pookie
May 27th, 2007, 05:45 PM
i'm well aware of the age of the photo. unfortunately it hasn't changed much over the years in the sense that there is still a starvation epidemic
Ajay
May 27th, 2007, 05:46 PM
why did the photographer leave him and walk away again? wtf
Sergio
May 27th, 2007, 05:49 PM
That's very sad which is why I always try to eat everything off my plate.
Dale
May 27th, 2007, 05:51 PM
why did the photographer leave him and walk away again? wtf

well i can understand why he would have walked away. its too depressing to try to help someone dying. it sounds cruel, but i mean seriously. the photographer also committed suicide 3 years later. That picture actually made me completely depressed and i am going to have nightmares now
minnseoelite
May 27th, 2007, 05:58 PM
sucks that kids have to go through that, there is plenty of food in this world to go around unfortunately most of it is tied up in bureaucratic and corporate bs.....well if i ever win the lottery i know where the first million is going :)

does anyone here do the child sponsor stuff? i just got around to it and sent in my stuff to sponsor 2 a few days ago
Ajay
May 27th, 2007, 07:19 PM
No that's wrong... if he wasn't depressed enough to develop the film and publish it, he shouldn't have been depressed enough to get the girl to the village.

"He said that he waited about 20 minutes, hoping that the vulture would spread its wings. It didn't. Carter snapped the haunting photograph and chased the vulture away."

Plus, he wasn't depressed enough to go accept his pulitzer in person...

anyway, i was just reading the wiki about him. if anyone is interested, here's the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Carter.

well i can understand why he would have walked away. its too depressing to try to help someone dying. it sounds cruel, but i mean seriously. the photographer also committed suicide 3 years later. That picture actually made me completely depressed and i am going to have nightmares now
TooSik
May 28th, 2007, 10:16 PM
thats sad, still today there is some kids just like this