No medical care here Photo

Photographer’s Note

I could not breathe well enough this high up, to walk to a temple along a cliff edge, in a cave. So I sat in the car doorway, when someone took my hand and held it. It was this little boy. He held my hand with the remains of his burned hands. He took me across the road to his village. He can smile, even though most of his face is gone. He was burned all over his body by a cooking fire. It is a miracle he lived, yet his life must be sad to us. There was no medical care for him in a poor village in barren Tibet. I can only tell you, I felt such love in this child's hand. Scanned from my photo, long ago.

Vagabond, Gand, eleparc, Eagle, mitternacht, akniskern, manub, yesyuvraj, mightyweed has marked this note useful

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danby1 (3689) 2004-12-15 7:00

nice shot, sad though, the only reason im giving you a smily face is because its got much feeling, i am not happy. a very sad shot. well captured.

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Vagabond (5797) 2004-12-15 7:27

Terrible document ..
No more words are available ..

pamela (613) 2004-12-15 7:46 [Comment]

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Belumpi (306) 2004-12-15 8:21

Im really shocked......no words can describe this picture...

leoserp (430) 2004-12-15 8:24

Yes, you can learn more from that poor and modest people than of any man from our "modern" cities! The world is incorrect, but there have good people with a heart. You are one of them, so please, continue to educate heartless and selfish people with photos like this! Thank you!
LeOS

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fred1964 (591) 2004-12-15 9:26

A daring shot!! Not often do I come across such socially engaged pictures here.Well done......

eleparc (24059) 2004-12-15 15:06

It also exists in our wolrd and i respect your envy to share this with us.. and after all one should not discriminate against them by hiding them or prohibiting their image, life has already taken its token on them... So a grand Bravo to you gloria and all my due respect to this kids!

cessy (13647) 2004-12-16 8:15

sad photo, sad story ...

flydragon (0) 2004-12-16 13:59

Hello GLoria
this is a sad picture and sad story
a lot of emotion also in this picture
and in your note.
Maybe it was a nice moment for this
litle boy to be your model, and share
a few moment with you.
thx Gloria to remind us about
the hard life for some people
regards
••simon••

green later

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-12-17 3:17

very sad story, but very heart warming, I can imagain how he musty feel, well done and thanks for sharing this photo with us, well done Gloria

im still on holiday

snuggleaphagus (4138) 2004-12-21 1:09 [Comment]

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mightyweed (1290) 2006-11-04 13:15

It seems that you, Gloria, meet the "real life" of people around the world more often than anybody else...it is probably happening because you are tuned to people more than most of us...be, blessed...!! touching note