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Child Soldiers & Project AK-47

By Harris III | 2 Comments

I was first made aware of what was happening in Burma through my friend, Shane Abrahams. I was shocked, and couldn’t figure out how something like that could be taking place in another part of the world, and even through today’s technology and connectivity, I still hadn’t heard a single word about it.  After doing research, and hearing stories about refugees, child soldiers, and unbelievable violations of human rights, I couldn’t help but begin to wonder what happened, and how we’ve become so numb to the stories.  Why doesn’t our media talk about this stuff?

Maybe we’ve just all been deceived into thinking that what should be our focus, and the focus of our media, is what actually has a direct impact on our level of comfort here at home. But what if what really matters, and what really counts, are the things we aren’t currently seeing and paying attention to? And what if we aren’t seeing it because our focus has been diverted and misdirected?   READ ALL