- Should we be proud or ashamed for this picture ?
This picture which I came across in one of the forwards, which i guess was one of the entries to Best Photography contest.
This picture was then shared times and again on facebook. It did create a lot of proud and praise. All the comments about this picture on all the websites were very much in support of the mother and the need to get this young kid sent to school.
What are we talking about ? Homeless mother, who would be perhaps earning peanuts has been convinced by our system and the entire masses that the best use of that very hard earned money is to send the child to a school in school uniform. Whoa !
Our system has convinced, programmed even that poor mother that schooling is the best thing for our kids. The mother wants her child to be happy, live a life of dignity, not allow her to go through what she is going through and for all this she sees schooling as a viable option. Infact, we have taken away all her choices. Schooling seems to be the only solution in today's scenario. Everyone wants their kid to go to a good school even if that means sacrificing all our needs and compromising with life.
Lets ask ourselves honestly, are our schools prepared to take care of such kids and such mother's dream ? Are we doing justice to meet the expectations parents have from our kids ? Are we really preparing our kids for a bright and happy future ?
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