THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER SIDE ...

Hello, everyone.

Today I read news on my Facebook page and I found an interesting report.

Due to the present situation in Syria and other countries we got a prejudice about people from that region. Today I don't want to discuss it. I want to translate this report from my native to you and show you another side of this complicated situation.

As usual, generals keep safe during the war, but only simple soldiers and people suffer. This is what happened with this man. His name is Abdul and he escaped from Syria with his family to Lebanon. He doesn't have a wife and he has 2 kids. For the last 4 years Abdul couldn't find any job due to the fact that he is a refugee.

Abdul tries to sell pens on the streets in order to have a piece of bread for his kids.

One blogger from Norway saw this situation and took a photo and posted it in social networks.

The photographer didn't expected such a reaction from people. He asked people to collect money for this guy and his family (at least 5 000$) but more than 127 000$ were collected.

Abdul decided to open a cafe, a restaurant and some other things in Lebanon where more than 16 Syrian people could find a job and save their families from hunger and poverty.

I decided to publish this blog because the first photo deeply touched me. The face of a guy who can't find bread and home for his 2 kids while we are sitting here in warm houses, with a sandwich and complaining about currency exchanges or bad neighbors. Gosh, sometimes humanity is too ego-centrated and this is cause of many problems on this planet.

If we paid more attention on people around us, we would see that some people feel and live even worse than you.

Compassion is the only way to save humanity from global war. I also read today a great quote: "How to stop terrorism and war? Don't take part in it and don't support it". Simple and genius.

Better help those who suffered and lost everything in these useless wars. I'm happy that this world has a great hope in the face of such people as this guy from Norway and from all over the world.

Cheers, cap bee

P.s. by the way, the main money was sent from the UK, the USA, the UAE and Saudi Arabia!

Hi Honey, Thank you very much for writing about an interesting topic; poverty. Abdul isn't the only man from the poor community. At least, he had been lucky that someone has taken some photos of him and his daughter and has published them on the Net. There are billions of poor people in the world; who haven't got a chance to catch the attention of a westerner in a way that they take some photos of them and spread them on the Internet.

It is really funny, some governments impose poverty on a nation(Syria for example) and make its people poor and jobless. However, people of those countries give money to those war victims. It is like the father of a family slaps someone hard across the face, the mother of the family wipes tears from his eyes and says; 'don't cry!" The world has filled with two-faceness, hypocrisy, and insincerity!

The second part of your post includes a very meaningful sentence;"How to stop terrorism and war? Don't take part in it and don't support it". It is obvious that terrorists are supported by many western countries and some Arabic nations. How ridiculous it is to let a rabid dog released and to worry about its bite! It’s hypocrisy for them to pretend that they are fighting against terrorists and terrorism. They have created terrorism and support it politically and financially. They are lying!

All the best,

Behnam, 9 December, 2015

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_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ December 10, 2015 15:05

setareh, if you see one homeless on your way home, will you invite him to your house?
setareh December 10, 2015 6:07

Dear Honey, your story indicates how people are still willing to help and we can really eradicate hunger and poverty. A few days ago it was snowing in my city and the weather was chilly. One couldn't stay outside for even ten minutes, the warm house was such a delight and all of sudden I thought what homeless people are doing these days. It must be so hard. I hope war stops and those stupid politians let people live. Thanks for your nice post.
AG December 9, 2015 19:09

There is a good important idea also about how to stop terrorism and war, especially in my dear country Syria.
It is vital important to stop the sectarian agitation and the hatred-provoking propaganda that is obviously supported by Iran and its allies in the region.
Syria has suffered lots because of their propaganda that has nothing to do in my dear country..
_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ December 9, 2015 18:47

Behnam, hi, thanks for your cocktail of wise thoughts and ideas :)
Behnam December 9, 2015 18:41

Hi Honey, Thank you very much for writing about an interesting topic; poverty. Abdul isn't the only man from the poor community. At least, he had been lucky that someone has taken some photos of him and his daughter and has published them on the Net. There are billions of poor people in the world; who haven't got a chance to catch the attention of a westerner in a way that they take some photos of them and spread them on the Internet.

It is really funny, some governments impose poverty on a nation(Syria for example) and make its people poor and jobless. However, people of those countries give money to those war victims. It is like the father of a family slaps someone hard across the face, the mother of the family wipes tears from his eyes and says; 'don't cry!" The world has filled with two-faceness, hypocrisy, and insincerity!

The second part of your post includes a very meaningful sentence;"How to stop terrorism and war? Don't take part in it and don't support it". It is obvious that terrorists are supported by many western countries and some Arabic nations. How ridiculous it is to let a rabid dog released and to worry about its bite! It’s hypocrisy for them to pretend that they are fighting against terrorists and terrorism. They have created terrorism and support it politically and financially. They are lying!

All the best,

Behnam, 9 December, 2015
_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ December 9, 2015 18:40

Javad, yep, it is. Thanks for your opinion
_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ December 9, 2015 18:40

Evangelina, thanks for your opinion.
Javad December 9, 2015 17:25

It shows that humanity never dies but most of ...... are out of it.

Thanks for sharing!
_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ December 9, 2015 5:11

AG, thanks :)
_✿HONEY_BÉÉ✿_ December 9, 2015 5:11

Elena, indeed, we care about being so nice and accepted by this society that we forget about other people around us.

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