This picture was taken in Haiti just after the 2010 catastrophic 7.0 magnitude Haiti Earthquake on January 12, 2010. For some reason I remember hearing about this earthquake clearly I think because it was right before the day I turned 10. It made me realize that other people in the world live lives so differently from me and I could be having the best day ever (such as my 10th birthday) while other people just lost everything they owned. I can't even begin to imagine how the the brother and sister feel in the photograph considering I have never lost my parents, relatives and home all in one day or even ever. The little girl is young enough to not understand what is going on and the older brother probably realizes his life just changed for forever and that he has to step up and help out. Around these two young children I bet that they see things young children should never see such as dead bodies, injured people and total destruction of their home. This photo provokes feelings of sadness and even guiltiness to me.
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