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"More than 12,000 kilometres from Australia, in a small town in Jordan,
nine-year-old Syrian refugees Ayman and twin brother Anas Tahleh began
drawing pictures of kangaroos and koalas to lift the spirits of
Australian bushfire victims.
While there are no kangaroos where they live, they could still picture
animals living among the lush green and gold landscapes in outback
Australia.
Anas and Ayman first heard about the out-of-control bushfires that shook
Australia in their group art therapy classes.
They, along with several other refugee children, said they were
devastated when they heard how bad the fires had impacted the Australian
people and wildlife."
Via Muse, who wrote:
"This brings tears to my eyes. It’s not magic that people who have been
through hell and back have a high level of empathy. When you know what
pain is like, you have an easy measuring stick with which to connect
with someone else’s pain. When people have experienced very little pain,
they often draw a blank when trying to understand why something is a
problem. This can be very frustrating if this person is in a helping
profession, and is incapable of properly clueing in so as to help."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
