This is a perplexing picture. It accompanied an article in the New York Times today about a cleric who was illegally swept off the streets of Milan (CIA/Italian Secret Police) and taken to Egypt where he was held/tortured for a year before he was released to his family. Obviously much could be said about the content of the story itself, but look at the boy. Twelve years old, perhaps?I wonder what he is thinking as he stands in the midst of reporters and photographers, as he makes sense of English words like "torture, secret police, CIA"?
We adults who "run the world" run the world in front of little one's whose eyes are watching, whose ears are hearing the words we hurl at one another, the insults we scream.
I think we can be better. I want to be better for this brown eyed beauty whose heart and hands are still marked by innocence and hope.
Carmen,
ReplyDeleteWell said. Children need to be prepared for the world they were born into, but also given a frame work within which to understand it. We need to present things to them on their terms. Nice post.
Katherine
Carmen,
ReplyDeleteYou continue to amaze me with your insight, your compassion and your fine intelligence. At 65, I sometimes despair the world we are giving our children but your voice gives me hope. Thank you.