The missing link...

This picture was taken in Cairo's citadel. Not knowing what I was getting myself into, I started waiving at a group of kids as they were passing by me. As they passed, I took some photos.

This one was the shot I liked the most. I took me some time to notice that the kid in the forefront is missing half a finger. Anyway, this doesn't seem like enough to affect him, or his happiness. He certainly is quite keen on showing it to the camera.

This made me think that sometimes we feel miserable for stupid reasons, and surely - even though it's not the worst handycap one can have - a missing finger would be on a top priority list for self-comiseration.

No animal I've ever known has ever felt sorry for himself. Or thought that not having legs, eyes, whatever, was reason enough to stop living. Sometimes, I feel we could be more like them.

This picture was taken with a digital SLR, a Canon 400D.