I'm not sure I know how to live in a world where the same news webpage tells me that Indonesian families are giving up their children to orphanages - not because the parents are dead, but because the parents are not able to feed them - and Monet's painting of water lilies sold today for $80 million dollars. The Indonesian families make $2-3 dollars a day, selling bottles and such that they scrounge from the dump. They hope the orphanages will feed and teach their children. How many children, exactly, do you suppose $80 million dollars might feed? Was it bought by an institution? By an individual? The article doesn't disclose the seller, which makes me think it was one person. $80 million dollars. Well. I shall have to try to sleep on this conundrum, if I can sleep at all.
Poverty has become a major problem. Its bigger than what people perceive. Its the responsibility of every person to help the needy. I came across a community http://www.orkut.co.in/Community.aspx?cmm=47234928 which is about The United Nations' campaign to End Poverty by 2015. The campaign revolves around 8 major goals which, if accomplished, would ensure eradication of poverty.
ReplyDeleteI truly agree with consciousness awakening part of the post.!
ReplyDeletePeople rating poverty as poor from their hearts is the first step towards any revolution to be taking place..
The Millennium Development goals of the UN..works this principle..!
@ ayesha i m also a member of this community and glad to be a part of it .