.....different types of blogs.
After being shocked yesterday by the truly un-Christian reaction by a nun, Sunita asked me if I'd wondered why it was that so many orphanages are set up in and around Lahore, and probably throughout the country?
I had innocently assumed that it was down to need, especially as you're classified an orphan by the death of your father. I had, I confess, been more than a little surprised by the type of people who set them up. Effectively anyone who can breathe unaided. Looking after the overall well-being and welfare of children, especially vulnerable children, is an immense responsibility; extremely challenging; resource draining; yet ultimately highly rewarding And yet none of this seemed to register very high. Anyway, how wrong was I?
Sunita tells me that the majority are set up by people who are unscrupulous to a fault, and have no desire to assist anyone but themselves. They probably are incapable of truly working for a living. They discover what wealthier countries will throw money at, move into that niche, pocket as much as they can; then get the hell out without giving the children a second thought. Orphanages close and children who had felt some level of safety and security for a reasonable length of time, have it all disappear on the wind before their very eyes.
I heard her words. Probably did an impression of a fish out of water. But still struggle to comprehend what she'd just said. Oh, and many will tell you that they are Christian. Mind numbing. Innocents used as a tool to extort money.
When you don't take a stand against corruption you tacitly support it. (Kamal Haasan)
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