It is a sad thing, to beg for your life

It is a sad thing to beg for your life

Don't worry, Sagita, the quote is from _The West Wing_. It was said in a parable of the all too true and ignored plight of Africa and many other parts of the world where AIDS ravages whole familes and is ... whole towns, whole generations ...

This should have all stopped in the 80s. It should have just been lingering in the 90s. ... And it's still here.

I've got to say I'm feeling a little ashamed now, Sangita. The quote was brought to mind after a bit of hard negotiations over something that's so ... so meaningless compared to the problems that we CAN help our fellow man with. I am humbled, admonished, and now somewhat depressed over how little we do to help each other sometimes.

... we need to help each other more.