Nepal police free child labourers

One of the images of Nepal that's burned into my brain is that of the child laborers working in a brick factory I visited once. Lucky for me it only comes alive in the worst of my nightmares.
 
The story is bad enough, but what bugs me the most is the photo of the two youngsters, neither of which looks to be anywhere near 14. The story is an unfortunate reality for much of the world. Just ask Nike.

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Try 5 and 6 year olds. They had them at that brick factory. It's the greed factor. A half dozen 6 year olds can carry as many bricks in a 12 or 14 hour day as a man. You might have to pay the man a dollar but the kids will do it for a nickle or dime or maybe a bowl of rice and some dhal at the end of the day. ****. This is making me sick.

That 15 year old apprentice at BirGorkha is about the limit for us -- but sadly most of the aruns in Nepal don't go along with us on that philosophy.
 
I notice my profanity got edited out and I'm sorry about that. There are times I think it is in order to get a point across. I know I can't fix the world and that I'm not supposed to think this way but down inside me buried but smoldering is the desire to blow that damned brick factory straight to hell.
 
There are many on this forum that would feel the same way about the way kids are treated in many foreign countries. I know you don't have to worry about a bit of profanity. I doubt there is a person on the forum that hasn't felt like it and, I'm sure many have used such.

I for one don't know whether the world is getting better or worse. It would appesr that things are getting completely out of hand.
 
The Chaplain does not condone my profanity and other sins but he understands my weaknesses and claims I really don't need forgiveness and does not give me hell for my shortcomings. It's the motive that counts.
 
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