The image of the child musician crying was classified as one of the most emotional photographs of modern history. This photo was taken of a 12-year-old Brazilian boy (Diego Frazzo Turkato), playing the violin at the funeral of his teacher who rescued him from the environment of poverty and crime in which he lived.
In this image, humanity speaks with the strongest voice in the world:
“Cultivate love and kindness in a child to sow the seeds of compassion. And only then you will build a great civilization, a great nation “. – dalai lama
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credits: Photographer: Marcos Tristao
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“what wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”
-jean-jacque rousseau
The image is powerful and the story so moving. You pulled at my emotions with this one, Beth!
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I would find it impossible not to be moved
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It is very moving. Thanks for sharing Beth.
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my pleasure. I couldn’t get it out of my mind once I saw it
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Yes it has that effect
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I can see why the photo was chosen. As the old saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words”.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I first thought about the waste of talent that still remains out there, somewhere, to be rescued from poverty and crime.
Then I thought …. forget about any talent. Every child in an environment of poverty and crime deserves to be rescued.
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you are so absolutely right. the learned skill gives them a personal sense of pride and confidence, but is an added bonus.
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POWERFUL!
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Very
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An incredibly powerful photograph and two brilliant quotes to live by!
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It is very powerful
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I‘m all with you. In my humble opinion Music (and singing) is the most powerful healer in this world. I often can‘t sing because of tears of emotion and don‘t see when I play because the music and its message move me so much that I cry while playing/singing. This picture made me teary, exactly for the reason it stated. My voice breaks regularly at emotional events, and I cannot imagine what went on in this boy‘s soul when he played at his teacher‘s funeral.
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The photo and the story restore my faith in humankind.
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It gives us all a bit of hope
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Thanks for sharing. Such a touching photo & story. I wish all would teach their children kindness 🤗
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So powerful and moving. This is the second “teacher post” I’ve read today and both brought a tear to my eye. I hope you don’t mind if I put here a link to the other one: https://paolsoren.wordpress.com/2023/04/05/cinderella-and-the-pig/comment-page-1/#comment-23261
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Thank you for sharing this
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The Dalai Lama’s quote is outstanding, and I shall look no further …
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I don’t have words. 😭😭❣️
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Oh, my, this is so poignant and proves that when words cannot express enough, tears take over – so touching.
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That’s so true
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Yes.
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The photo says so much. Thank you for sharing with us, Beth.
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Powerful and moving, Beth. This tugged at my heart. ❤️
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It’s hard to turn from
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It is a beautiful and powerful image for all that it represents. The Dalai Lama was so right.
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Absolutely
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Wise words, touching photograph.
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I’d not seen this photo before. Thank you for the back story that adds so much.
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It hit me a immediately
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Brought tears to my eyes . . .
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It’s hard to imagine that it wouldn’t move someone
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So poignant, so sad, so lovely ❤️❤️
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Yes, all
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This broke my heart..
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It is truly heart wrenching
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oof this is a lot
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Yes-
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The image and accompanying story are beyond powerful in the kind of way that we all need to take note.
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I so agree
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Thank you for introducing me to the picture.
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It’s hard to pass by
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So very beautiful. 🩷
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It is
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It is a deeply touching picture …and a perfect question quoted at the end.
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Oh wow, that image does get to the heart of it all, doesn’t it?
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immediately
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a great lesson for us all, Beth; all the world’s great teachers — Buddha, Jesus, Mahatma Gandhi, preached similardoctrines; by our kindness we will be defined —
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absolutely
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Thanks for sharing this. So many children are I poverty. So sad.Anita
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So terrible. Such heartache for anyone, let alone a child. Life is a living nightmare for so many.
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yes –
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So powerful!
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it really is
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A picture is worth a thousand words, and this one hits the mark. My goodness. Your quotations echo how important the message is. Everyone should be moved by this photo and the story behind it. I am!
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the photo really said so much, but the context…
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Yes!
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My goodness—what a powerful image. I hadn’t seen this photograph before. I appreciate you sharing the context.
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it really drew me in –
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My eyes filled up the moment I saw that image, even before reading your post. What a powerful image and sentiment. Thank you for sharing.
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my pleasure
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I can’t thank you enough for sharing this poignant piece with us.
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Tears are falling, and that’s one of the most important quotes of all time. Thank you for this, Beth.
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Oh my. Wow. Poor child. I do hope he was able to stay in his new life.
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Yes, me too
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