Born into Brothels was a thought provoking documentary. The first thing I felt was sadness and disbelief that children actually live in such terrible physical as well as emotional conditions. The second thing I felt was so removed and isoloated in my comfortable "cave" that I live in. Just because I don't see this type of living conditions does not mean they don't exist as I live and breathe everyday.
These children have an incredible insight for such young people that have only been exposed to the basest of living conditions. I cannot even begin to fathom living in the hopeless state in which these children do and are actually able to articulate about it so eloquently. Everyday I wake up with some new plan that gives me hope for that day!
I felt so sad at the bleak outlook these children had. In my eternal optimism I wanted, like Zana to be able to change their world. I wanted for them to have hope. Hope can change a person and their world.
Once again my faith was restored in the rightness of things. One person. One quiet but persistant person was able to change the world for nine children. Those nine children will multiply that rightness and pass it on. The ripple effect carries on. Maybe I too can in some small way make a positive change in someone's life that carry on.
These children have an incredible insight for such young people that have only been exposed to the basest of living conditions. I cannot even begin to fathom living in the hopeless state in which these children do and are actually able to articulate about it so eloquently. Everyday I wake up with some new plan that gives me hope for that day!
I felt so sad at the bleak outlook these children had. In my eternal optimism I wanted, like Zana to be able to change their world. I wanted for them to have hope. Hope can change a person and their world.
Once again my faith was restored in the rightness of things. One person. One quiet but persistant person was able to change the world for nine children. Those nine children will multiply that rightness and pass it on. The ripple effect carries on. Maybe I too can in some small way make a positive change in someone's life that carry on.
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I agree with you about living in a "cave" and the sense of lost hope. I did notice that one of teh children actually made a comment in the film about the loss of hope.
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