
It's a silent cry of a child and an entire nation..a powerful image to leave one dumbfounded about the atrocities happening far far away from home
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I could not imagine how hungry this child was at this point.
you see,this picture was taken during the sudan famine in 94..This child was so hungry,it could barely stand..It could not summon even the most minute of energy to lift itself up..and yet,it was crawling to the nearest UN food camp located 2 kilometers away..see that vulture?..yeah,it knew the child was about to breathe it's last,and it's just waiting for it to die,so it could have it's fill..
And just for your information,the photographer who took this snap committed suicide 3 months later due to horror he had to see in sudan and partly due to his financial problems.
In a note he left behind,it read; "I am depressed ... without phone ... money for rent ... money for child support ... money for debts ... money!!! ... I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings and corpses and anger and pain ... of starving or wounded children, of trigger-happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners...I have gone to join ken if I am that lucky."
imagine the impact it had on him..Im not ashamed to say i cried a silent cry that day when i saw this picture..It was too moving.no child or anyone for that matter should be subjected to this kind of predicament..I had to close my eyes,take in a deep deep breath and recompose myself.It struck a chord deep down in me..And i hoped,no one is,or will be subjected ever again to that madness that happened in sudan in 94.
so yeah,the next time you're served something that doesnt really apease you,and you're about to voice out your displesure,please do take a second to recall this haunting image..its not much to ask, for you to be thankful you have a proper meal to eat..Because others may not be so lucky..
The fate of the Child was never known..But im guessing,it ended there..
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