Today in Parade magazine there was an interview with Brad Pitt. Now, most people have very strong feelings about Brad Pitt, definitely not all good. I don't know that I have any strong feelings, but he and Angelina Jolie intrigue me. Of course I love their colorful family, and think that their work to help people all over the world is admirable. Of course, it doesn't appear that their motivation is derived from becoming more Christ-like, so some would like to say it is selfish or in vain. I'm not wanting to start a debate about this, just wanting to put out there that I realize not everyone likes Brad Pitt.
Ok, back to what I want to say. Below is an answer to a question we have been asked many times, why China? But not just why China, more like why not the US? I'll let you read his response.
Q: You and Angelina have three foreign-born adopted children [Maddox, 10, from Cambodia; Zahara, 6, from Ethiopia; and Pax, 7, from Vietnam]. Why not adopt American kids who need a home?
A: I can't place the importance of one child over that of any other. I have seen children suffer far beyond what we experience in America like our oldest daughter [Zahara]. I know she would not be alive [if she hadn't been adopted]. I know what care was available to her, and it was nil. I cannot imagine life without her.
I guess I just don't see America as separate from Vietnam or Ethiopia. We've got to start looking at things differently. This mentality of "Our team's better than yours?? it's a high school idea. Why do we need that in order to feel better? My kids don't see those dividing lines, and I don't want to either.
Kevin and I have had many conversations, and most of the time our explanation in not nearly as eloquent, so we like his better. Basically, all we come up with is that a child is a child is a child, no matter what country they are from. And certainly, a child from China, or Ethiopia is not better than a child from the US, just like a child from the US is not better than a child from another country.
So, there you have it. Back to your regularly scheduled program.
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