This video broke my heart. I remember watching a documentary years ago on how North Koreans make harrowing escapes from their country - some survived, some not so lucky. Watch for full story:
Couple of things that I learned:
1) To be thankful for where I am today, with what I have and who I have with. It is by sheer stroke of luck that we're born into families and countries of ours today.
2) There is a good side to 'bribery' after all. Because the world is grey - where we're not governed by the same morals, sometimes we could use that to our advantage for good. I can't tell whether this should be propagated. It's a tough one. But this isn't about getting jobs or things done, these are lives we're talking about.
3) When we thought the concentration camps nightmare for Jews is over, we have to think again. It's not over until every individual's rights and equality is respected and honoured. North Korea is an example of what could possibly be happening to many in Africa, South America, Europe, South East Asia, etc.
Sigh. When I was young, I was afraid of ghosts. As I grew older, I'm more afraid of humans.
Couple of things that I learned:
1) To be thankful for where I am today, with what I have and who I have with. It is by sheer stroke of luck that we're born into families and countries of ours today.
2) There is a good side to 'bribery' after all. Because the world is grey - where we're not governed by the same morals, sometimes we could use that to our advantage for good. I can't tell whether this should be propagated. It's a tough one. But this isn't about getting jobs or things done, these are lives we're talking about.
3) When we thought the concentration camps nightmare for Jews is over, we have to think again. It's not over until every individual's rights and equality is respected and honoured. North Korea is an example of what could possibly be happening to many in Africa, South America, Europe, South East Asia, etc.
Sigh. When I was young, I was afraid of ghosts. As I grew older, I'm more afraid of humans.
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