I love the fact that you entitled this piece "Childhood" - I think that is a very effective way of helping to put this photograph into perspective, especially for me being an American. My family was very poor growing up, and my childhood was STILL incomparably better than this boy's and children like him. It's very unfortunate that this kind of poverty and human desperation exist at the same time that there are singular people who are richer than some nations.excellent, thought-provoking piece!