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Free The Children
Free The Children
Iqbal Masih was sold into bonded labor at a carpet factory in his native Pakistan at the age of four. For six years, he was forced to work 12-hour days in a dark room, tied in place to the carpet loom he worked on. He was never permitted to go outside, and was fed so little that he looked like a boy half his age.
At ten, he ran away from the carpet factory to hear a speech by the Bonded Labor Liberation Front (BLLF), and realized that he was entitled to the same rights as any other citizen. He refused to return to the factory, and began to travel the world, visiting rallies, meetings, and even elementary school classrooms, to tell the story of the abuses he had suffered as a child slave, imploring others to help fight for an end to human trafficking.Iqbal was honored with many awards for his bravery, but tragically, he was assassinated at the age of 12.
Originally reported here...
Five Former Slaves Who Are Changing the World
By Kathryn Hawkins, Razoo.com [Story Link]
Free The Children
Sunday, November 30, 2008
I want to go anywhere...
In pictures: world’s most dangerous places - Telegraph
I know I am doing this link listing thing wrong but at least they are there.
I went to the Telegraph site and viewed ...
When I was very much younger I hitchhiked where ever I wanted to go. I summered in central Mexico without a care in the world. I thought nothing of walking the streets of New York City at all hours of the night. Perhaps I was naive, perhaps I was foolish. Either way I was able to go anywhere.
I know I am doing this link listing thing wrong but at least they are there.
I went to the Telegraph site and viewed ...
20 of the world's most dangerous places
The thing that leapt out at me was how much I would like to visit the places depicted in these photographs ... and how unwelcome I would be in most locales. Even in peaceful time I would not be welcome. Simply the color of my skin or my nation of origin would make me a target.When I was very much younger I hitchhiked where ever I wanted to go. I summered in central Mexico without a care in the world. I thought nothing of walking the streets of New York City at all hours of the night. Perhaps I was naive, perhaps I was foolish. Either way I was able to go anywhere.
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Five things...
Five things you do that help keep you mentally well
At the suggestion of MindApples
- Feed the birds - This helps to keep my "abundance" of riches in perspective.
- Engage my children in conversation - something we all need to practice.
- Let the muse loose - I seldom know where she leads but if I don't follow then I won't get there.
- Aspire to great things - while seldom achieved it gives me license to attempt (and to fail).
- Silence: practicing the fine art of being silent and then trying to listen.
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