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Description was sitting in the street, my attention look at the child in front of me. he was sitting in the grass. His mother walking around, try to get money from other people.
At that time I just asking 'Why God', and asking why he must suffer like that. I was thinking that's about his faith? about situation. If he was born in rich family. But he is just small kid, he did not understand about all of that I was thingking. He did not understand about money and all.
A few minutes later, Old man with his daughter walking in the street, he saw this little kid, and point to him, let the daughter to see him. I paid attention about this scene. The daughter focus on the little cambodian. Then the father took money from his pocket, gave to his daughter. She did not know about the money, the father gave sign to her to give the money to little coambodian. Then the father try to move, try his daoughter able to reach the cambodian. Still have a gap between them. When the daughter gave the money, the little combodian also dunno what he should do, he just stared to them, his eyes look innocent, don't know what he should do. Then the father put the money next to him....
I try to capture that moment, the very fast moment.

Oh my thinking gone far, this to little kid. this cambodian and the daughter is God creature, same in God eyes. but have diferent life.
The old man, give the lesson to his daughter, the lesson that hopely the daughter will remmember this in whole time in her life. To love each other, even we are diferent, diferent religion, diferent colour of skin, diferent nation. but we are same in God eyes....

Hope this photo can tell 'something' to everyone who look at it.

Phnom Penh, March 2006. Cambodia
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Comments: 30

SanibelRoo [2007-10-13 02:17:12 +0000 UTC]

The thing I noticed was the man's - who was giving the money - leg. His right leg looks badly scarred. Perhaps since he has over come some problem he is more willing to help out someone else over come a problem. It is like spreading karma/good will/acts of kindness. We could use more of this in the world.

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vids In reply to SanibelRoo [2007-10-15 01:17:56 +0000 UTC]

after took this photo I also notice about the leg and maybe you're correct, mostly of the cambodian people is Budhis, maybe he's teaching about that to the daughter. Even that time the daughter try to play with the boy but seems also the father can not release her to play, maybe also afraid, or still have a gap between them.
Thank you for your comment, you really observe this moment

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SanibelRoo In reply to vids [2007-10-15 02:43:53 +0000 UTC]

glad you appreciate my thoughts. Thanks for writing back!

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tralalalla [2007-09-24 18:40:36 +0000 UTC]

no we aren't !!!!

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vids In reply to tralalalla [2007-09-25 01:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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tralalalla In reply to vids [2007-09-25 06:47:41 +0000 UTC]

weeelcome, I love your pictures.do you work for some magazine?

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vids In reply to tralalalla [2007-09-25 09:38:33 +0000 UTC]

I did not work from magazine, but some of my photos was asked for the cover and also article... maybe you can visit my website: [link]
Thank you

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tralalalla In reply to vids [2007-09-25 12:40:33 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome. and thank you really for the add. I'll visit your site

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starcrossedskittle [2007-04-02 06:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for that story.

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JiaLi2007 [2007-03-11 06:51:36 +0000 UTC]

this is so touching
im going to do more to help people

do you mind if i use this picture and your artist comment? if yes then what is your name? so i can give you credit.
i want to raise awarness so maybe people will do more to help like donate money or something.
thank you

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vids In reply to JiaLi2007 [2007-03-13 14:11:51 +0000 UTC]

hi, how do you do the donation? my name David Wirawan if can help people using this photo, I don't mind

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JiaLi2007 In reply to vids [2007-03-13 19:45:14 +0000 UTC]

Well there are sites that have a donations thing but i have to make sure there not scams.
Many thanks for letting me use your photo.

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JME-Fidelity [2007-02-14 01:37:23 +0000 UTC]

Love it.

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wbcfor [2007-02-02 10:44:16 +0000 UTC]

what more can I say that others have not said.
Great words, great capture.

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Sadiya [2006-04-23 14:46:26 +0000 UTC]

aw what beautiful babies! i love his sweet eyes looking up and not understanding.
i think both children are probably too young to understand the value of money but the old man is teaching all of us a lesson (including the man watching in the background)
amazing capture

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webworm [2006-04-06 19:23:37 +0000 UTC]

This is such a touching picture and story!!! Well captured and told!!! Thanks!
To me everybody is the same!! It's all about the inside! That's what counts!!!
And I think it's just wonderful we dont look alike from the outside. Love all those different colours of skin and different faces!!!
But why do people hate each other because of the colour of their skin???? When did this start???!! When will it stop? Will it stop?? I really, really hope so!!!!
We have to do all we can to help poor people, not only the ones in our own country's, but also in all the other country's in the world. Enable all the kids to go to school, to get a decent education!
Do something about child abuse!!!!
Treat man and woman alike!!!
This world, with such a beautiful nature, and all those wonderful cultures, can be such a wonderful place for everyone!!

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PatGoltz [2006-04-06 11:22:56 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful story. I agree with you.

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PixelzPix [2006-04-04 07:15:38 +0000 UTC]

amazing pic and a touching story...

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RamblingPhilosopher [2006-04-01 17:00:24 +0000 UTC]

That's the world today - filled with prejudice and all it does is cause pain... Every day, a poor child goes to bed without food - or parents. It makes me sick to think that this is what our culture has sunk to, we may say we are the best - this era is filled with the most knoweldge, but I beg to differ....

Powerfull message, this picture - I like it.

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vids In reply to RamblingPhilosopher [2006-04-03 16:07:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, hope everyone of us, can start a changes day by day... many people around us need our help.

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RamblingPhilosopher In reply to vids [2006-04-03 21:39:31 +0000 UTC]

right on

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zapgirl [2006-04-01 02:26:48 +0000 UTC]

Again, what a great, fleeting moment you've caught...a quick act of kindness

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vids In reply to zapgirl [2006-04-03 16:10:32 +0000 UTC]

yup very quick moment, and many people crossing the road. thank you

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CameraDude [2006-03-29 02:12:44 +0000 UTC]

what a wonderful capture.
like `gilad said, it's very touching and send a wonderful message.


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vids In reply to CameraDude [2006-03-29 03:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your fav
in Cambodia especially Phnom Penh, you can see more street life like this. I just try to capture the moment

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gilad [2006-03-28 16:53:44 +0000 UTC]

Touching.
I love this and the message it sends.

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vids In reply to gilad [2006-03-29 03:29:47 +0000 UTC]

thanks Gilad...
really appreciate the fave from you

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pourquoipas [2006-03-28 08:35:08 +0000 UTC]

Meaningfull picture! At first look, I was thinking that the cambodian kid was staring at the white baby face (like all baby do)... And now I know the the "white" baby give him money... How could this begin so young? How could we separated this two kids in two world? Why don't let this 2 kids staring at each other and/or playing together?

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vids In reply to pourquoipas [2006-03-29 03:27:43 +0000 UTC]

yup... we never know where we are born. yup the father also still afraid to let his daughter play around with the cambodian

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pourquoipas In reply to vids [2006-03-29 07:07:04 +0000 UTC]

I think so... I've spent 3 month in VietNam (Hue) in 1999, so I imagine how life is in Cambodia.

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