An exerpt from a speech by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times....

"When we were young kids growing up in America, we were told to eat our vegetables at dinner and not leave them. Mothers said, 'think of the starving children in India and finish the dinner.' And now I tell my children: 'Finish your maths homework. Think of the children in India who would make you starve, if you don't.'"

12 comments

1. Arjun Sukumaran on Sat Sep 24, 07:43:00 PM GMT+5:30

   If only...not that I want anyone at all to starve, mind you.

    
2. Anonymous on Sat Sep 24, 07:54:00 PM GMT+5:30

   i jst loved the way he's put it...
   
   i dnt want anyone to starve either... hell! i have "make poverty history" banner on my page!

    
3. Arjun Sukumaran on Sat Sep 24, 11:23:00 PM GMT+5:30

   Hah...true. Sad, though; someone said once that all the injustice in the world can be summed up in three words : children are dying. I think he had something there.

    
4. Anonymous on Sun Sep 25, 09:16:00 AM GMT+5:30

   very true!!

    
5. Anonymous on Sun Sep 25, 10:40:00 AM GMT+5:30

   "Mera Bharat Mahan"!!

    
6. Rock 'n Roll Aint Noise Pollution on Sun Sep 25, 01:07:00 PM GMT+5:30

   indians kickassss the ayyabugger americans... i mean the avg. 30 year old american is as dumb as the indian 12 year old..

    
7. Anonymous on Sun Sep 25, 07:23:00 PM GMT+5:30

   they think they rule the world...bloody ayyahbuggers

    
8. Kaushik on Sun Sep 25, 10:23:00 PM GMT+5:30

   Eh! I read this somewhere. Is this a repeat post on your blog?
   
   Kaushik

    
9. Matt on Mon Sep 26, 09:56:00 AM GMT+5:30

   Cool one !!

    
10. Anonymous on Tue Sep 27, 06:09:00 AM GMT+5:30

    ha!
    
    that is superb!

     
11. sykora on Tue Sep 27, 06:21:00 AM GMT+5:30

    Nice quote...Here's another cryotic for you, if you can figure it out...
    
    "Youth is wasted in them."
    --- GBS

     
12. Antarius on Tue Sep 27, 11:18:00 AM GMT+5:30

    Amazing
    Read the book "THE WORLD IS FLAT" BY Friedman
    ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT