Brad Pitt and Mumbai Beggars #3

When we first got to India and my kids were obsessed about one stray dog after the next, I gave them a little lecture.  “For every dog you see, there are hundreds of people, many are children, who aren’t in school, who don’t have toys and clothes or beds to sleep in.  Don’t forget about them, don’t overlook them.”

My then 14-year-old son Addae said, “Mom, it’s just that we feel like we know what to do when we see a dog with a hurt paw or that’s hungry.  It’s not that we don’t care about the people, it’s just that we don’t know what to do.”

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