When I was 18 years old, I left home, working on a freighter, I traveled and spent time in the slums of the Philippines, Viet Nam, and India. The year was 1968. The experience of living among the truly poor made me really understand the fundamentals of life. One day, I was sitting, drinking tea, with a teenage prostitute, while she fed her baby. She taught me perhaps the most important lesson of my life. In casual conversation, She asked me if any one worried in the United States? At first, I thought the question was silly, and smiled and said of course Americans worry all the time. She then asked, But, If I were in the United States, and couldn't feed myself, someone would give me food? Right? I said, "Yes" and if I or my son got sick they would send me to the Hospital or give me medicine? or if I was poor, my son would still be able to go to school. And when I get old, and can't work, I would be taken care of? I couldn't answer her, I just cried thinking how spoiled we all are. This film, takes us all there. We are so blessed
When I was 18 years old, I left home, working on a freighter, I traveled and spent time in the slums of the Philippines, Viet Nam, and India. The year was 1968. The experience of living among the truly poor made me really understand the fundamentals of life. One day, I was sitting, drinking tea, with a teenage prostitute, while she fed her baby. She taught me perhaps the most important lesson of my life. In casual conversation, She asked me if any one worried in the United States? At first, I thought the question was silly, and smiled and said of course Americans worry all the time. She then asked, But, If I were in the United States, and couldn't feed myself, someone would give me food? Right? I said, "Yes" and if I or my son got sick they would send me to the Hospital or give me medicine? or if I was poor, my son would still be able to go to school. And when I get old, and can't work, I would be taken care of? I couldn't answer her, I just cried thinking how spoiled we all are. This film, takes us all there. We are so blessed