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Shame...
It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish. - Mother Theresa -
Love...
"If I love you, what business is that of yours?" - Goethe -
Reminding myself...
"How will I remember...when my body is far away from all of this again? How do you remind yourself of the suffereing of the world? How do you keep it present, in front of your eyes, when you are constantly surrounded by so much comfort? It is hard to look at, hard to see, it hurts. Young children, homeless, hungry, their eyes meet yours and it ( Read more... ) -
Recuerdos...
My memory has been hyperactive today. I had to stay late at school because we had a study group for Bob's midterm tomorrow. So I was walking through the quad around eight o'clock or so. It made me think of Guatemala all of a sudden. I used to sit in the quad and talk on the phone before the meetings. Then I realized that today is Wednesday. ( Read more... ) -
Las lágrimas de la tristeza...
I haven't cried this much since I left Daniel at the nutrition clinic. -
One person...
"At this moment there are 6,470,818,671 people in the world. Some are running scared. Some are coming home. Some tell lies to make it through the day. Others are just not facing the truth. Some are evil men, at war with good. And some are good, struggling with evil. Six billion people in the world, six billion souls. And sometimes...all you need is ( Read more... ) -
Who does this to children?
I just watched the most disturbing episode of Law and Order:SVU. A 911 call came in from a little girl named Maria. Olivia talked to her for hours, trying to locate where she was being held captive. While trying to be smuggled into the US from Honduras, someone instead sold her to a pedophile. It makes me sick just thinking about it. Who does ( Read more... ) -
Painful reminder...
Bob went on a social justice kick in class today. He showed a video on Burkina Faso, but instead of focusing on the art aspect, it focused on social justice. It was like looking at Guatemala, except that everyone had darker skin. I felt so ashamed. Have I already forgotten the lessons I learned in Zacapa? I haven't been fulfilling my ( Read more... ) -
What can I bring to Guatemala?
Dear Bob & Dotti ( Read more... ) -
Sad truth...
"It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus."