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Kaliko -> RE: Hope (12/31/2012 12:39:19 PM)
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Here's what it got me thinking...I read kdsub's post and thought: Yes, I imagine it would be very difficult, even for a child, to happily eat an entire sandwich knowing the child sitting next to me was eating nothing. Having to watch that child not eat would trigger something inside of me to share. (Barring any sibling rivalry, food fights, etc. that Little Wonder and others mentioned.)
But what if that child who was not given food was in the next room? If the one with the sandwich was only told that there is a child without, or if he/she saw that child without on a TV or computer screen instead of real life? I wonder if the ability to distance makes the difference; if children are able to distance themselves from feeling sympathetic for someone; or if they teach themselves to as they get older.
Perhaps I should have just enjoyed the video and said thank you.
And now I want a sandwich.
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