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At times, images like this one are sought to emphasis the enormous need in the developing world and we take these images
of families and of their children for what we believe to be the greater good and for the most part, our conscience is clear.
Some people in positions of power, through a rye smile, would like to suggest that "they're not amused" with images that portray
such hardship and I would have to agree with them. But I'd equally have to say that I'm not amused either when people are
willing to turn away, to ignore or simply...want to forget that there are children in their midst who are hungry.
Charles Dickens 1843 classic " A Christmas Carol" comes to mind late this evening - "The Ghost of Christmas Present" seems
an apt harbinger in 2009 who in the story identifies two of the major causes of suffering in the world - "Ignorance" and "Want"
warning that the former is especially harmful - equally from experience, I would have to add "Apathy" and "Greed".
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol)
Image Note: August 13.09 - Official Honorable Mention of the 2009 International Photography Awards (IPA)
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