Monday, June 11, 2007
The End of Hope!!
I was shown told to go to this site by Rich as he I think he was trying to freak me out. The site shows all sorts of pictures of things that would tend to make most people a little squeamish. For some reason (I hoping it is because I have a really strong stomach and not that I am a sick) I found that I could easily look at pictures without them having all that much effect on me. Well all but one.There was this one pic which (if you will excuse the pun but I can't think of any other way to put it) when I saw it, I felt as if I had been hit by a train. If you follow the link the end of hope you will see this pic but WARNING: This is not a nice picture, and may make you feel very squeamishFor those of you have decided not to follow the link, the picture shows a young child (no older than 4/5) lying in between the two metal parts of a train track. The child has obviously been hit by a train and as a result it's two legs have been amputated which can also be seen. There is a possibility that this picture is a hoax but it does look very realistic.I am not often all that emotional and it takes a great deal to make me cry but this picture brought a tear to my eye (something that I am proud to admit to). I hate to see pictures or hear of dead children, to me this a symbol of lost hope. The loss of an innocent child's life really upsets me. They have so much still to learn, to see etc, they potentially have so much to offer the world but have not been given the chance. If it had of been someone older I don't think the picture would have made much of an impression on me but as it was a child it did.Sometimes, I think we under-estimate really young children, they are not bothered about materialistic things, they be who they want to be. It is only when they become that little bit older and come into contact with this big bad world that they become corrupted. They start to judge others and feel the need to have all the material that society says they should have. When I see a young child, I feel so happy that they can just get on with their lives with few worries. I think the reason that a dead child upsets me so much is that they fill me with hope. Hope that they will not be corrupted by today's society, hope that they will make the world a better place, hope that they keep this trait of not being judge-mental. Remember: the youth of today are tomorrow's future
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I really don't appreciate websites like www.rotten.com . It really brings out the worst in human behaviour, and I found it very troublesome when many of my peers went there. The pictures aren't posted to evoke emotional responses as per the kind you just had, they're for amusement. I know people that would laugh at that. I, on the other hand, can completely relate (I'm not going to look at the picture. Not now anyway). A few years ago after the September 11th crisis, I found myself watching CNN (forgive me) day-in-day-out for almost five days. It just never seemed to 'hit' me (what happened). Anyway, a few weeks later a television show was ran about the violent acts in Afghanistan. A British reporter travelled the countryside depicting scenes from different battles and such, I didn't think much of it but boredom kept me watching. Suddenly, there was a scene where a 17-year old boy was depicted (I was 17-ish at the time) and his skin had been completely torn off. It went into detail about it, and after that I became attributed heavy emotional response to the Middle East and all of it's conflicts. I never knew until that point how terrible war was. I guess we're similar in this respect. Visuals really 'bring it to surface' for us, and make us think about how cruel the world can be. For me, something such as that would provoke a heavy onset of pain in my stomach, and I wouldn't be able to eat for awhile. I guess I'm just soft.
The picture is from www.rottem.com and I do feel rather guilty for going there. (I was appauled that such a site existed). I kept looking at a few more pics just to see how low they would go. This picture was about fourth on the list and needless to say I didn't look at any more. I really dread what the others are like.Visuals really 'bring it to surface' for usI couldn't agree more with this. When I was studying the Vietnamese War, I saw the picture of the young naked girl running from the forest where a napalm bomb had gone off. I know the picture was the one that changed the opinions of the Americans regarding the war and although at the time (I was only 15) I didn't quite realise why it had such an impact I do now.I'm just softI wouldn't say that ..... I think if it wasn't for the fact that I have a strong stomach and I great interest in medical stuff then I would have vomited too. i think it just shows that we care.
i'm sorry you had to see that, i try to avoid things like that altogether. reality bites, but i hope youre doing better
Yeah I am fine, just one of those things.
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