This story, about a 5 year old Iraqi boy, Yousiff, who was grabbed outside his home, doused with gasoline, and set ablaze is horrific and heartbraking. I actually gasped aloud when I saw the pictures accompanying the story.
Not surprisingly, thousands of people have stepped forward to help Yousiff, including a burn center in the U.S. which will provide treatment free of charge. While he has years of painful recuperation ahead, there is some hope that Yousiff will be healed as much as modern medicine can heal him. This is the best possible news in this story.
Still, while this is an undeniable good, it leaves me sad for all the other little boys and girls around the world suffering from hunger, disease, injury and mistreatment who didn't get any publicity and whose lives will continue to be filled with utter misery. It makes you realize how much more good we could do if we tried harder to find those in need, especially children, and help them.
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Yeah, that kind of struck me weird as well.
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