tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477426980662990948.post7356889992579876216..comments2023-06-19T03:31:07.726-05:00Comments on Alex.Tango.Fuego: On Sunday :: Graphic StarvationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477426980662990948.post-45131833217668739982008-08-26T13:47:00.000-05:002008-08-26T13:47:00.000-05:00I don't think you forced anything, Alex. I love th...I don't think you forced anything, Alex. I love the humanitarian spirit you share, your zeal for creating a more sustainable present and future, and your passion. Ah, your passion. It's a breath of fresh air in so much apathy. <BR/><BR/>But I can't give that same attention to it that you can, and I wanted you to know that even though some of us are creating change in ways different than you, we are still aware, still involved, still feeling. Even if we don't say it.<BR/><BR/>Big hugs to you, and your intensity and your passion.Mtnhighmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958886475068251884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477426980662990948.post-4587752603112255632008-08-26T03:45:00.000-05:002008-08-26T03:45:00.000-05:00hola mama...now I feel bad for forcing the issue.....hola mama...now I feel bad for forcing the issue...but I'm with you...the image (and what it symbolizes) continues to haunt me...as I want it to...we should all be haunted by the atrocities that abound in our world...and we should all bear witness, as you say, to each other...when one child dies of starvation, a little part of each of us dies, a little part of humanity dies when we let that happen...when we are powerless to prevent it...and as you say, it can be a reminder to not take anything for granted anymore...and be thankful that we are so very very lucky to have our health, and our children's health...<BR/><BR/>really, nothing else matters...AlexTangoFuegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021896615610939454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477426980662990948.post-6894924292471726392008-08-26T03:37:00.000-05:002008-08-26T03:37:00.000-05:00Sometimes, Alex, things are too much. That pictur...Sometimes, Alex, things are too much. That picture, what do I say to that? What do I say to you to let you know I heard it? That I saw that image and it brought me to my knees. To sit and see that child, that child that some woman carried in her womb, that she prayed over, worried over, knew it was probably a death sentence but believed and had enough faith to not give up. She's probably dead too. The only witness that child has was behind a lens. Why didn't that person go and pick that child up, hold her, sing her a song? If he or she couldn't feed her, then maybe he or she could have just let her know she wasn't alone. That she wouldn't be taken apart, pecked apart, damaged before her soul left her body, by that ugly powerful bird. I have no words for the state of horror that exists, and even less for a picture that tells the story of a child alone.<BR/><BR/>and maybe he or she put down that camera and sat with that child. Wept as it passed from this plane to another. There's beauty in that. But that isn't the story the picture told, and it's not the one you saw either, not by your description.<BR/><BR/>So, I cried. I went to bed after that image, and cried. Cried for how lucky my children are, cried for the mother of that child, cried for the loneliness as that child moved on.<BR/><BR/>*sigh* I don't know why I'm telling you this, except maybe to just bear witness. For that child. And for the others.Mtnhighmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958886475068251884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477426980662990948.post-26336528569834666712008-08-25T13:00:00.000-05:002008-08-25T13:00:00.000-05:00Starvation and famine, as my sweetie likes to say,...Starvation and famine, as my sweetie likes to say, is not a financial or moral issue. It is a political one. There are already so many charitable organization in place, ready to move enormous quantities of food to those who need them. But it is governments and corrupt officials stand between those two goals.<BR/><BR/>I would add that the problem is also one about education. Corrupt and dictatorial governments stay in power only if their populaces is too ignorant (and hungry) to do anything about it. Education is not only about how to read, but also about how to make something grow out of the land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477426980662990948.post-69669126136585654192008-08-24T19:10:00.000-05:002008-08-24T19:10:00.000-05:00Perhaps it is human nature to be frightened of and...Perhaps it is human nature to be frightened of and to turn away from the suffering of others, as if it were contagious. It requires much courage and fearlessness to look at suffering and offer compassion.<BR/><BR/>For an encouraging look at how some farmers are restoring the barren wastelands in parts of Africa, see the latest issue of National Geographic. It's the cover story. Perhaps you could locate a charity that is helping to propagate these simple, affordable farming techniques. Food security is a major issue the world over, even here in North America.zigadenushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389252175507668390noreply@blogger.com