Imagine...

Sometimes in life we take things for granted, not understanding how fortunate we are. We often do not appreciate the little things that make a big difference. As a child, I remember getting very upset when my parents did not get me what I asked for. I am now very thankful for their kindness and patience. I am also very grateful for the numerous tasty meals we shared together every day. What I do not understand is how can someone enjoy such advantages while others cannot even afford a sack of rice in order to stay alive. 

When I first hear the word Child Labor, I think of hunger, pain and inequality. Hunger is for the number of meals the children missed. Pain is for the number of times the children hurt themselves trying to perfect carpets, fix soccer balls, and operate machines. Inequality refers to how girls are treated differently than boys are. Boys are given more advantages, better working areas and usually easily find jobs. Girls, on the other hand, are exploited and sometimes abused. Both boys and girls are abused, but girls receive harsher treatments than boys do. It is unfortunate that sexism is introduced to the children at such a young age. 

When I hear someone talk about India. Three words come to mind, economy, poverty, and developing. India is known to be an economically powerful country that is rising and will soon be competing with China. A friend of mine, Nora, whose mother is Indian and speaks fluent Malayalam has explained what is going on in India. "In some parts, you see people laughing and having a wonderful time. In other parts, you see people who are so hungry they are not able to walk. It is an unfortunate issue that we have to pay attention to, we have to help ourselves first before we can be economically advanced." The word developing comes to mind because India is developing into a very powerful nation. 

A question to think about:

Are there less fortunate people in this world because humans are selfish? What do you think is another reason for Poverty, other than the fact that the world's resources are not distributed evenly?