Thank you fredweena for that reply. It was a very warm and touching insight into the world of these children.
I find this one to always be a hard thing for me. I always thought one of the best representations of this was in the movie Shallow Hal, where Jack Black's character saw the exterior appearance of someone as a reflection of their true nature. The scene where he went to the children's burn unit was truly touching to me for some reason. It is things like that where I always realize my own inabilities to be less judgemental about appearances.
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I think that's what they mean by "nickels a day can feed a child." I thought, "How could food be so cheap over there?" It's not, they just eat nickels. - (supposedly) Peter Nguyen, internet hero
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