We had another free day in Delhi today. The day started really good but that changed by the afternoon. I saw the saddest thing that I have seen in India so far. There’s a part of me that doesn’t want to talk about it and another part of me that can’t help but tell people what I saw. We were in a busy shopping area. It seems like there are always a lot of beggars in these types of areas. I suppose that they are able to get some people to give them money. We had 3 children who were following us around for a while. Auzzie wanted to get some food and so we went to a pizza place and she made an order for herself and also ordered a pizza to give to the children. We were waiting outside for the pizza to get finished. The children were sitting near us. There were 2 young boys and a little tiny baby girl. All of the kids were really dirty and the little girl was naked. The little boys kept picking her up, hitting her, pulling her ears and grabbing her privates. She was crying. None of us knew what to do. I looked over at Auzzie and she started to cry. This poor little girl was being abused in a public place and no one was doing anything. We didn’t know what to do either. I looked around to see if I could spot their mother, but I didn’t see anyone. What could we do? What can I do in this situation? A few minutes later the pizza that Auzzie ordered came out. She brought it over to the children. The largest boy grabbed the box and ran off smiling and laughing. I think that a piece of my heart broke at that point. The other little boy was still holding the little girl and looking at us. We were both crying. I don’t know what to think about this whole thing. I am so upset about it.
I wonder if this sort of thing happens all the time here. I wonder where their mother is. Why isn’t she her with her children? Why is a little boy holding this baby? Why is she naked? Why is this happening? What should I do? What can I do? I’m so upset right now! We are leaving Delhi tonight and I don’t have any more time for this.
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