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UGH!

From Keyann, on Mon, 28 Jan 2002 09:06:10 GMT (in response to: screw starving children)

EXCUSE ME! THE CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE! I DON'T CARE IF THEY ARE AMERICAN, OR NOT! 
WE NEED TO SAVE THEM! AS MANY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN! 
IN THE WORDS OF MICHAEL JACKSON..."OUR CHILDREN ARE THE MOST 
BEAUTIFUL, MOST SWEET, MOST TREASURED OF OUR CREATIONS. 
AND YET, EVERY MINUTE AT LEAST 28 CHILDREN DIE. 
TODAY OUT CHILDREN ARE AT RISK OF BEING KILLED BY DISEASES AND BY THE VIOLENCE OF WAR, GUNS, 
ABUSE, AND NEGLECT.
CHILDREN HAVE FEW RIGHTS AND NO ONE TO SPEAK FOR THEM. 
THEY HAVE NO VOICE IN OUR WORLD."
AND HERE IS THE CHILDREN'S UNIVERSAL BILL OF RIGHTS THAT 
HE CAME UP WITH:

THE RIGHT TO BE LOVED, WITHOUGHT HAVING TO EARN IT.

THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED, WITHOUGHT HAVING TO DESERVE IT.

THE RIGHT TO FEEL VALUABLE, EVEN IF YOU CAME INTO THE WORLD WITH NOTHING.

THE RIGHT TO BE LISTENED TO, WITHOUGHT HAVING TO BE INTERESTING.  

THE RIGHT TO BE READ A BEDTIME STORY, WITHOUGHT HAVING TO COMPETE WITH THE EVENING NEWS, OR EAST ENDERS.

THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION, WITHOUGHT HAVING TO DODGE BULLETS AT THE SCHOOLS.

AND THE RIGHT TO BE THOUGHT OF AS ADORABLE, (EVEN IF OU HAVE A FACE THAT ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE).

SO PLEASE PEOPLE....IF WE AAALLLLLLLLL TRY.....WE CAAAN SAVE THE CHILDREN. AND BY THE WAY...I'M ONLY 15. 
BUT I AT LEAST KNOW, THAT WE SHOULDN'T GIVE UP HOPE. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE STILL IS 
SOME........I LOVE YOU MJJ.....AND ALL CHILDREN OF THE EARTH. : )

Replies

  1. Michael Jackson? steve (magee@tqci.net), Sat, 02 Mar 2002 16:13:22 GMT

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