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Perspective
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:04:29 GMT
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Tonight I've been watching 'Sport Relief' on the BBC. For those of you
who don't know the program: it's a fund-raising event where all sort
of celebrities do sport-related stuff to raise money for various
projects. And of course they show those projects.....
In Peru children as young as 4 work in quarries, in India the 'Railway
children' are children who have left their families because their
parents couldn't afford to keep them. They live from what they find in
and around trains. In Africa babies are born HIV positive, often
orphaned shortly after birth.
And here we are, bitching and moaning about the shade of grey of our
beloved toys.....
Duq
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Perspective
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| (...) Duq, Bless you for reminding us of the big picture. We all live blessed lives as indicated by us being able to have hobbies. Many difficult events have transpired in my life in the last year that helped me realise how blessed my life is. My (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Perspective
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| Damn, Duq! You come along and make me feel like such a big baby! Here I am crying over the color change and you just pop my little bubble of sentimentality with the rusty edge of reality! No fair!! Seriously, I totally feel where you're coming from. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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