"wake up, mama"
If not for ewok1993’s mother and child post, I would not have remembered this photo I took a few months back while on traffic one Saturday morning in Makati using my celfone. I didn’t roll down my window, thinking I will get the child’s attention and ruin the ‘moment.’
This would have been a good Mother’s Day post, but the photo is timeless in its own right, showing a snapshot of poverty and progress in Manila: a homeless mother and child sleeping on a road center-island with a high-rise condominium under construction just across the street.
Poverty in Manila no longer moves me, but scenes like this will always ground me, humble me, remind me that a good life I plan ahead for myself has the word ‘others’ attached to it.
This must be one real dramatic scene bro. My connection is really bad right now that I can see the whole picture, but as you describe it, it must be so telling.
“Poverty in Manila no longer moves me”
you know what, it’s sad but I feel the same way
Moving.. very moving..
I’m with you in including “others”.
*applause
“a good life I plan ahead for myself has the word ‘others’ attached to it”
–> my same guiding principle in whatever path that i will be taking. thanks for reminding.
apathy can be a wonderful anesthetic.
“Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”
Mae West.
I wonder why some societies are able to distribute wealth equitably while others could not.
such a poetic photo captured!
scenes like this will always ground me, humble me, remind me that a good life I plan ahead for myself has the word ‘others’ attached to it.–very powerful and noteworthy! Bless your heart barrycade
So sad…
just look at that baby. innocence in the midst of poverty. go birth control!!!! advocate infertility!
i just had a heart ache. this is the reality to many of our countrymen and it feels like there isn’t a darn thing we can do about it.
it took me a while to figure out how to get to your site, buti na lang may link kay bw.
ewok1993: glad that you got here in one piece. Haha. thanks for sharing the mom and child photo in your blog; that inspired this post. thanks again.
a dramatic shot barry. a photo one can reflect on specially those who look at lives the negative way.
seeing stuff like this depressed me as a kid. i’d look away from the window and cover my head. i don’t do that anymore but seeing kids, babies, like this is depressing because no matter how much we donate to charities, volunteer, whatever, the problem stays for life knows what reason.
lol. na-carried away.
eeew! who is that on the pic?! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
acey: yeah, that doesn’t look like you at all. hahahaha.
Pitiful yet powerful photo. Just a realization that poverty exists. Nice capture barry!
ferdz: you’re back! i hope i can be able to post comments on your blog now. i’m having problems with it for months now.
barry, it turns out that this happens everywhere, even in the most romantic city. first world my ass. i can’t wait to make kwento – i met all sorts of people, from beggars playing violins in the streets, linguists gone crazy in the subway, and millionaire australians (think “oakley shades empire”) stuck with us in the train. it’s not so bad here
mussolini: welcome back from your euro tour. can’t wait to hear the stories. but like i said, go home quarantine for 7 days first before we meet just to make sure you didn’t bring with you the A(H1N1) virus from France and Spain.
very well said barry. your kindness shines thru.
i am moved as well. makes one realize how lucky we are and how we should be more grateful. how i wish this mother is given an opportunity to change the course of her life. i’m sure she’ll grab it in a nano-second, for a better future for her child.