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the Internet, most people do not look at them very often. When they
do look, they quickly forget about them; they want to forget about them.
That is because for some, there is no problem as long as their own com-
fort and their own safety are intact.

To post a few sentences on Twitter, to share one or two photos on
Facebook, or to write a condemning message is considered entirely ade-
quate. The number of individuals who have made donations to help
Syrian refugees has been far less than expected.

People should think about Syrian children as much as they fuss
over their own children. Had these people stood up from their chairs,
gone to Syria for a couple of days and experienced the terror and horror

of the war there, would they still be able to remain this insensitive?
Everyone should put selfishness aside and strive to relieve the prob-
lems of oppressed people in the world. We should make a great effort
to extend love, peace, brotherhood, justice, affection, and compassion
all over the world.

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