If you ask the kids [in America] what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school." —Oprah Winfrey, venting her frustration with young Americans' obsession with material things, when asked why she built a school in South Africa instead of the United States [washtimes.com, 1/24/07; cnn.com, 1/23/07]
How sad is that? It makes me shake my head.
*sigh*
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1 comment:
yeah I know...That was what me and my sister were doing, (shaking our heads)while the "santa claus" letters in the news paper at christmas time. i mean, *7 and 8* year olds requesting, "an ipod and 10 dollars." shfooee.
btw, i guess my comment never showed up for the cloning article.
you are SO right. cuz when push comes to shove most of us really CAN'T argue what we believe...and being young christians we NEED to...anyhow, keep up the good articles and thinking!
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