Slumdog Millionaire – how do we fix the problem

I saw Slumdog Millionaire yesterday and it completely wrenched my heart. I couldn’t sleep all night.

I was born and brought up in India and go back every year. I am very familiar with most of the scenes that were portrayed. What shocked me was that I had become very desensitized to the whole problem and that it took an unrealistic (although amazingly crafted) movie to get me to think about the problem.

I appreciated the spunkiness in the movie and that the director didn’t focus on making the audience walk away feeling guilty, but rather walk away with a sense of purpose – how do we fix this problem.

Here are some links that I checked out after the movie:
Article in the Time magazine about working children
Maimed Beggars
India’s Railway Children

It is the most heart-rending thing you can watch, read or think about and I think that is why one does get desensitized to the issue or else you wont’ be able to get through a single day.

The movie did reinforce my commitment and dedication to my mission in life – support the underdog, give them a chance, live your life to the fullest and help someone else do the same, make your time on earth count.