Did you finish your food?

This picture was not taken by me.

Dear God,

I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste and how full I may be.

I pray that He will protect this little girl, guide and deliver her away from her misery.

I pray that we will be more sensitive towards the world around us and not be blinded by our own selfish nature and interests.

I hope this picture will always serve as a reminder to us that how fortunate we are and that we must never ever take things for granted.

Let's make a prayer for the suffering in anywhere any place around the globe and send this friendly reminder to others

Think & look at this...when you complain about your food and the food we wasted daily........

Kevin Carter

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Luv 2 Flickr says:

Oh my God Wayne, this is a real child. What a terrible, heartbreaking picture. This is all the more horrible after seeing your beautiful, healthy baby. This brings tears to my eyes.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

waynemethod says:

Luv 2, I show this picture to my elder son. He realized how fortunate he is.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Mariana Bahia says:

That's too sad =(
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Zenith Phuong says:

im speechless...

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

chuckwheat says:

Stark reality.
I watched a documentary yest. on the women who made the quilts
from Gee's Bend. One of them said they never threw anything away;
no food leftovers, no clothes, nothing was thrown out. It was used
until it was gone.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Lynn Morag says:

Heartbreaking ...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mariotto52 says:

some groups re. this world plight shud be put in the limelight in flickr!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Luv 2 Flickr says:

Wayne, we all need a reminder of how fortunate we really are. We get bound down by all our "problems" when others are wondering if they will die from starvation that day. Thanks for this real reminder.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

patti_w.tw says:

看了好想哭哦,這些孩子因為沒東西吃而骨瘦如柴...所以大家都應該要惜福..
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

urbanphotographer says:

Oh my God - what an incredible powerful image, along with some powerful words to go with it. It really does make the Hungry Jacks (Burger King elsewhere) "upgrade to large fries and coke" seem terrible.. =(
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

sadalit says:

It makes me feel so helpless. All I want to do is hold that child and feed it myself; but I know that the suffering is on such a massive scale, the situation seems so hopeless...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Fred [feukiou] [deleted] says:

I still remember the pictures from Ethopia in the 80s.
Because of this, I can't decently forgive people that keep on making money selling guns or petrol instead of helping the whole world.

"I'll take two desserts"
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Acnaib says:

What an incredible photo
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Photographic D says:

Wow! Striking photo
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Encantada says:

I just wish in this lifetime we as a whole could end hunger. I know it can be done..it just can't be done by one. We could all use reminding and this poor baby unfortunately had to send the message in this way.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mel's place says:

Brings a tear to my eye, and not the kind I'm used to viewing pictures of my children and those usually posted on flickr.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

jaki good says:

my heart hurts - such a powerful image.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Christine Lebrasseur says:

Oh my god... what a powerfull, terrific and strong photo...

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

*Louise** says:

I'm without words... :(
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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

peezza82 says:

........

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

OrpH says:

So strong, so powerfull, so terrible, so sad...

What to say, really i'm without words, like *louise**

Will we, someday, learn about the really important things in this life? don't know...

When all the fresh and green things in the world have been ended? Will we be able to eat up all our money? It will be too much late....

Sorry about my english, it's a little bit poor...

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

J.roen says:

The scary thing is that when you see a picture like this you're impressed. But that impression with me, unfortunately, it always leaves pretty soon and makes way for everyday things. While it should not.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

angicaro says:

it is very sad that children today should have to endure such conditions. but there is hope, the beauty of this photo is the hand that is feeding and cradling this delicate being...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

*Firefox says:

Whenever I was a kid, if I didn't finish my dinner my mum would say to me "There's starving children in Africa who would be pleased to have that". She wasn't wrong unfortunately.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

FLZ says:

thanks for reminding, it's so easy to forget.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Sabine75 says:

Oh no, this is horrible! It makes me realize a lot :-(

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

monoxine says:

i can't say anything, because i'm sad to see this baby.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

{ .Victory. } says:

OMG....speechless...such a precious little life...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

carf says:

So where do we go from here.....?
Poverty is our problem too.
No use just thinking about it, we all need to act towards diminishing it.
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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Robin3388 says:

Reminds me of the picture taken by Kevin Carter.

robin33.blogspot.com/2006/06/life-and-death-o f-kevin-cart...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Regina Suzuki says:

Yes... we are afortunate in all things we need.
And we need to do something for them...
That´s... action!

Tks for remember us about other people around the world.
God blesser everybody.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

winglessangel383838 says:

This breaks my heart. There is so many people in this world who need our help. God bless this poor baby.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

JAMALadi says:

Thank you for sharing this picture with us. We should thank God everyday for giving us what we have and before eating for the food and never waste any food. We should think each time that there is someone who can't even have what you are about to waste.
This reminded me of a picture I took in China a while ago.

www.flickr.com/photos/jamaladi/240696303/
www.flickr.com/photos/jamaladi/240696191/
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

saladboy says:

OMG that image is so powerful!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

dinhin2503@gmail.com says:

Thank you ....
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Albi says:

Should be in the
www.flickr.com/groups/fotoprotesta/

we all need to act
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Cutestingaash says:

almost too hard to watch.
completely heart shattering.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

McMoonscinson says:

Even if I'm not seeing this child with my own eyes..I'm crying..
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

only_finduilas says:

Heartbreaking.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Creative Mommy says:

Thank you for sharing this image - so devastating - there are no words to describe what my eyes are veiwing in this photo
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

AsianTulip says:

He's just a baby and he has to go through this. Babies shouldn't have to go through hunger!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

DreamzInColor says:

Makes my heart cry. :(
No child should ever have to go hungry.
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Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

fallacciana [deleted] says:

:( poor people!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Jerc2007 [deleted] says:

Poor baby, I would like to adopt one...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

The Portrait Place {alecia} says:

That breaks my heart....
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Bucless. says:

poor =(
Really we are
"lucky guys"
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Cutestingaash says:

Yes, you can say we are "lucky guys"
but with a bitt of a broken heart,
knowing that such big part in this world is starving.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

toby.smith28 says:

aww that looks horrid i feel readdly sorry for him
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

be_khe says:

It's so sad :(
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

fRanKzIzKo says:

Hi,
Sorry, but I dont think you should be calling your pic like that. Makes me feel you are making fun of him/her.

I wish more people in this fucked up world would care for others instead of spending thousends of dollars in stupid things. I know it's there own money, they work for it. But c'mon people! LIke every 40 seconds or so a kid dies! and we are doing NOTHING.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

farmmommy5 says:

wow, this breaks my heart, i just want to cry, in this case a picture is worth so much more than a thousand words..........but i'm speechless and can hardly breathe when i look at this poor child.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Feodel says:

He's a human, too.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

eniogomiddi says:

Ele não é humano "TAMBÉM!"
Ele é ESSENCIALMENTE Humano!!!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

lorraine.sigma says:

just look at his eyes....
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

yocheved1 says:

hey - ive used you image for a painting is that ok.??
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Wiggy Wack says:

Thank you for putting up this photo. It serves as a reminder.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

buddhaprovides says:

May we all learn from this image!

Thank you for having the courage and morality to share this photo with us all.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

sương mai says:

oh my God...
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

shellglow says:

Is this fair?!? Is this how the real world should be? The rich get richer and poor go without. Some people metaphorically wipe their bums with $100 bills, while others will never see a hundred dollar bill, let alone 100 peas on their plate. This shatters me.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

silver_nights_cry says:

this is how my latest cousin was before my aunt adopted him. He was 4 and a half years old. In his former home he was used as a slave and was starved but when he started school the teachers started asking questions and the "mother" was put under arrest and all 3 of her kids were taken from her for child endangerment.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

PINOY_RADICAL says:

God is all-loving and all-powerful.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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