The video documenting the giving of a water buffalo to a Chinese family desperately in need was truly eye openeing on many levels. For one thing, the narrator described the cost of the water buffalo and the money that one of the family members owed the bank by comparing it to 200 american dollars. For us, 200 dollars is a pair of fancy jeans or a new mini ipod, but to thousands of povershed farmers in China, it could be the deciding factor over the survival of their family.
To hear the different generations of the family, especially the great grandmother and grandmother, describe how this was the greatest gift they had ever recieved in their lives really makes you appreciate everything that is given to you. Its hard to even think about asking your parents for that hip new accessory while that same luxury could be the best thing that has ever happened to one of these families. I really found this video inspiring and think that the project and should be repeated and imitated as much as possible.
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