A Sliver Of Humanity
20Apr08
When I came upon this picture it, for some reason, captivated me. I sat staring at it for a good 5 minutes, soaking in this moment, this sliver of humanity. Those moments are rare these days, amidst the anger, frustration; the mob, the maddening crowd. We forget some times in the midst of all that chaos, that there are people, some times, just a person. Not an abstraction. Just a person. Just this…
A Palestinian man mourns during the funeral of Aateef Al-Garabli in Gaza April 10, 2008. Medics said he was killed by an Israeli tank shell on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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Wow, you’re right. It is captivating.
The picture is so captivated and may God have mercy on the Palestinians.
A picture is really worth 1000 words.