The second vulture

*In the 1990's there was a widely circulated photo of a vulture waiting for a starving little girl to die and feast on her corp. That photo was taken during the 1993/94 famine in Sudan, by Kevin Carter, a South African photojournalist, who later won the Pulitzer Prize for this 'amazing shot'.*

*However, as Kevin Carter was savouring his feat and being celebrated on major news channels and networks worldwide for such an 'exceptional photographic skill', he lived just for a few months to enjoy his supposed achievement and fame, as he later got depressed and took his own life!*

*Kevin Carter's depression started, when during one of such interviews (a phone-in programme), someone called in and asked him what happened to the little girl. He simply replied, "I didn't wait to find out after this shot, as I had a flight to catch..." Then the caller said, "I put it to you that there were two vultures on that day, one had a camera".*

*Thus, his constant thought of that statement, later led to depression and he ultimately committed suicide. Kevin Carter could have still been alive today and even much more famous, if he had just picked that little girl up and taken her to the United Nations Feeding Center, where she was attempting to reach or at least take her to somewhere safe.*

*Today, regrettably, this is what is happening all around the world. The world celebrates stupidity and inhumane act, at the detriment of other. Kevin Carter should have taken the girl away from that place, which will cost him nothing, yet he didn't. Here is the inhuman posture, "he had all time to take his shot, but he had no time to save the girl's life".*

*Thus, we must all understand that, the purpose of life, is to also touch lives. So are you too a Vulture. In whatever we do, let humanity come first, before what we stand to gain out of the situation. In all we do let's always think of others and how we can be of benefit to humanity, how we can lend a helping hand and wipe away tears. Hence, when we seek knowledge, wealth, fame, skills, or even positions, let's think of how we can use it to benefit the people and society at large.*

*Today, there is a lot of poverty in the land, so if Almighty God has blessed you, be a blessing to others, extend a helping hand to those in need. Remember, you giving is also a way of appreciating divine blessings, bounties, and favour of God Almighty upon you. Therefore, it is very important that we all should help the poor and needy, the orphans and widows amongst us, so that they can meet their needs. Please don't be a Kevin Carter, be human and think humanity.*

*Beware, we humans are not humans. If we lack humaneness in all we do*.

Jahlivesforever:
*Today, there is a lot of poverty in the land, so if Almighty God has blessed you, be a blessing to others, extend a helping hand to those in need. Remember, you giving is also a way of appreciating divine blessings, bounties, and favour of God Almighty upon you. Therefore, it is very important that we all should help the poor and needy, the orphans and widows amongst us, so that they can meet their needs. Please don't be a Kevin Carter, be human and think humanity.*

*Beware, we humans are not humans. If we lack humaneness in all we do*.

Make una dey leave God and His mention out of these things particularly when dealing with human problems. OP, let's get practical abeg! How would you go about solving the situation below

Exmilitant:
which government?My tenant who is an ogwu Aja (bricklayer helper) has six children. No one dey go school. All of them dey hawk different items for Aba road. All them stays in one room.
Na government cause am? I think say you Sabi book?

Kobojunkie:
Make una dey leave God and His mention out of these things particularly when dealing with human problems. OP, let's get practical abeg! How would you go about solving the situation below

Na government dey impregnate him wife for am.

Kobojunkie:
Make una dey leave God and His mention out of these things particularly when dealing with human problems. OP, let's get practical abeg! How would you go about solving the situation below

This is what Nigerians religions system has turn us into .. they will relate everything to God and religion and they have forgotten 99% of them are problems caused by man himself 😡

The story above is a lie.

In fact a big fat lie from the pit of hell. Kelvin Carter was originally asked what he did to the starving child,he said he ensured that the vulture was chased away and the baby eventually regained his strength and left.

After some years,the father of Kong Nyong that is the boy photographed close to the vulture confirmed that the child was his and that he survived the horror of the starvation but died four years prior of fever.

Carter himself used to abuse cocaine and later died at the age 33 of carbon monoxide poisoning on the 27th July 1994.

Some people will always find a loophole to make it seem like God killed him for not helping the child,if u read Carter's story,then u will know he was a hero because, he left his country with his own money,family behind and all sorts just to let the world know the horror,war and starvation going on in Southern Sudan which later brought funding and donor countries to become abreast to the situation on ground.

Let us not twist this story to suit some religious fanatics around us...which one have our pastors and imam done to this country if not dividing the people using religion and hate to elevate their preachings.

May Kelvin Carter rest in peace.