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Tibetan Girl near Mount Everest

we met this Tibetan Girl about 30 kilometers away from Mount Everest. She was shy and quiet, but came up when we stopped our jeep and was very curious. We gave her a pen and some candies, she was very happy but the expression on her face remain a little puzzled and... I do not know how to describe.

 

I do not know for sure whether she feels painful to live in that wilderness, as it is pretentious to think others feel the same we do. But I always feel a heavy stone in my heart when I see children in poverty. Adults could change their lives to live life more fully, but how about children? If they were born into poverty, they almost have no chance to change it before they reach a productive age, unless adults help them.

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Uploaded on June 26, 2007
Taken on May 8, 2007