Here is Eliza's start:
Claron bought these for Eliza while he was in China. She loves it. Eliza and I have a busy week. We're going to the zoo, the beach and a dog parade. I'll try to remember to bring my camera.
Monday, June 2, 2008
A Citizen of the World
So, I was watching this the other day and this lady made a poignant statement. She said (translated from Spanish), "I don't want a first world, a second world, a third world. I want one world." What a wonderful statement. The disasters of the world have really be weighing on me lately, especially knowing how many people recently died in the earthquake in China and how few Americans truly care (especially considering the atrocious comments made by Sharon Stone). Claron made a comment in church this week about his trip to China and about how the people of China value their children so highly and how ghastly it is to think there are towns that lost their entire population of children. My only hope is to raise Eliza as a citizen of the world to be aware that all lives have the same value, whether American, Ethiopian, Iraqi, Chinese, Russian... regardless of your GDP.
Here is Eliza's start:
Here is Eliza's start:
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2 comments:
Eliza in that outfit is just ridiculously cute. I say take her to Alice Keck park, and get some pictures of her on those wooden bridges for a more "period" look!
And I hear ya on wanting to teach global mindedness to your children. Such thinking (along with environmentalism) seems second nature to everyone in the world except for us Americans. I love our country, but we definitely take longer than the rest of the world to catch on to what's important.
That is precious. :D
My mom has a tiny red kimono that she wore as a child. Maybe someday a granddaughter of hers will get to wear it.
I would disagree with jenn, though, that our country takes longer to catch on to what's important. There are other things besides global mindedness and environmentalism that are important that other (more liberal) countries severely lack. (Not trying to "start anything," just saying... :D)
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