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3rd: God bless you, my son - by T.P.

Zagreb, city bus station ... Poor old lady thanking to some stranger, because he dropped very generous 10 Kuna (a little bit more than 1 Euro) into her lap. Most people just pass by not even noticing her, giving nothing, or they occasionally just drop 1 or 2 Kuna coins. She can barely move, and has no one left in this world. Both her sons were killed in war in Bosnia.


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Richard Bird26-Feb-2005 13:34
The picture tells a sad story. Very good shot, nice composition and shading.
Richard.
Claudio Gatti24-Feb-2005 00:09
Moving image!
When you know the stories and the context it always makes you feel differently.

It is a fact of life in the big cities, that people become hardened to human misery, since they are bombarded with all kind of requests, don't know the details behind it and have been exposed to many requests that are not completely legitimate. I do a small "random act of kindness" every once in a while, but in general I have resorted to give my donations to established organizations which redistribute both locally and internationally. For better or worst, I believe this is pretty common behavior in the Canadian society, which I'm glad to say is in general very caring.

Thanks for triggering this thought.

Claudio
Konica Minolta Users22-Feb-2005 00:38
Very good image. We have many "street people" here, but they all look like they could easily get a job, so I never drop anything in their lap. This picture makes me want to drop a few bucks in her lap, wish I was there to do so.
Guest 21-Feb-2005 19:02
Wow...Very powerful shot with a wonderful story.
Rod Raisanen
Bobby Johnson21-Feb-2005 18:39
A very powerful and moving image, TP. I was wondering how long it would take someone to find an unfortunate soul such as she to illustrate the theme. The human side was the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw "Old and Abandoned", but didn't have one to post. Extremely well done ... and my prayers to this very needy fellow human being. So much suffering, yet so much greed. And I am as guilty as anyone.