Why Do I Care?

We all have our own lives to live. We work to pay the bills, to provide food on the table for our family and to save for our retirement. Given my hectic schedule as a copywriter and family commitments, why do I still care so much for Cambodian children? So you say they are not my flesh and blood. True. But we are all God’s children, aren’t we?

Here are the reasons why I have to care:

Why do I care?

Why do I care?
If I don’t, the children will face abuse at home, run away and end up lost as street kids – how can they find their way if there is no one to show them?

Why do I care?
If I don’t, how will the children get a good education and learn life skills so that they can get decent employment when they grow up?

Why do I care?
If I don’t, millions of children will continue to live in slums with poor sanitation, giving rise to diseases. And who will provide them with proper healthcare?

Why do I care?
If I don’t, orphaned and street children will be sold or kidnapped as slaves and prostitutes, their lives shattered forever.

Why do I care?
If I don’t, the joy I see in the children’s eyes today will turn to sorrow and desperation tomorrow.

Why do I care?
If I don’t and you won’t, then who will?