The beginning of life

Yesterday I was looking at a documentary on Apple+, The beginning of life (Netflix link). Breakthrough technology allows neuroscientists to research how environment and caretakers have a huge influence on young children and how that shapes that not only their future but also ours. 

Babies always make me melt so I watched and learned a few wonderful things (if you have a baby, talk to it as much as possible ♥) About 3/4 into the documentary they film this little girl in the slums of India, no parents, perhaps 8y old, taking care of her little brother and sister, as all Westerners I can stomach all of that, I mean we see it so often yet we don't care at all. 

 

But then the interviewer asked her: What is your biggest dream? And with a smile on her face she said: 

I don't have dreams...  and then that smile faded as she possibly became aware of the hard reality of what she just said. I burst out into tears and cried for two hours, the unfairness of this poor girl hit me so hard and I felt like I need to help her. Made a clip of it for you:

 

The documentary was made in 2015 and a quest to find who she is led to nothing but I did find a site to help children in poverty: Sponsor a Child in Need

I found a child and payed the first amount for him, Prince 3y old and awaiting his picture and package to get to know what he needs

 

 

 I will continue to try to find the little girl in the documentary and find a way to help her and her siblings. Please if you can afford, consider helping one of those children too, or find a family near you that needs help. No child deserves to live in poverty.

I usually don't make New Year resolutions, I am fairly good at planning what I want in my life and do what is needed to reach my goal. This year I do to honor this little girl.

 From now on I will be grateful for all I have and not complain. No more whining and moaning about futile things, feeling down for things that don't matter. Enough with the selfishness and the greed. A ray of sunshine, the smell of grass... everything is a reason to be grateful, specially for us Westerners. 

I will keep all my wishes for her, that her life gets better and maybe one day this child has a dream again ♥