Taking things for granted?

Sometimes we stress about uni, complain about trains being late or get angry when we don't get what we want. For a moment, let's consider how lucky we really are...

Related issues: Global poverty;

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Submitted by: joker | 4 comments

This is from a powerpoint a friend from work showed me - I think it's a really powerful contrast of the developed and developing worlds. I wanted to share it with you to, in a way, appreciate what we have more. It's quite touching and reminds us about the problem of global inequality.

Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse

Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse

Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse

Photographer: D. Tse
Photographer: D. Tse		 

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© joker 2006. First published on actnow.com.au

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TanR16 25-Jun-2008

Certainly brings it home how lucky we actually are, great job joker!

Khama89 10-Jan-2008

That is really moving... We are always aware that this kind of thing is happening, but images like this really drill it into you...
thanks for uploading it!

ASHH ;; 30-Dec-2007

This is such a moving series of powerpoint slides.
It truly touches on the fact that we have so much but we complain so much more.

They are on life and death issues for crying out loud!

Perfectly depicted in the powerpoint -

'let's try not to feed this endless cycle of consumerism and immorality in which this "modern and advanced" society forgets and ignores the other two thirds of our brothers and sisters.'

that really hits the spot for me

AWESOME WORKK! (Y)

unique 06-Sep-2007

wow! its so sad to c people living like that when we r so lucky to have what we have and we still complain about stupid things....great job alex! very touching.