The Vulture of the little girl
Kevin carter March 1993
This photo of a vulture waiting for a starving Sudanese girl to die was taken by kevin carter who later won the pulitzer for this picture , but he lived just few months to enjoy his supposed achievement because he later got depressed and took his own life. He was actually savouring his feat and being celebrated on major news channels and networks during one of such interviews (phone in program) someone phoned on and asked him what happened to the child.He replied,
"I didn't wait to find out after this shot as I had a plane to catch."
And the person replied, "I put it to you that there were two vultures on that day.One had a camera".
His constant thought of that statement, led to depression and his ultimate suicide.Portions of carter's suicide note read:
I' m really , really sorry.
The pain of life overrides to the joy to the point the joy does not exist---depressed --- without phone --- money for rent---money for child support --- menoy for debts--- money!!!
Portions of carter suicide note read:---
I am haunted by the the vivid memories of killings & corpses & pian--- of starving of wounded children, of trigger - happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners --- I have gone to join ken if I am the lucky.
In whatsoever we do, let humanity come first before what we can gain out of the situation.
Kevin carter could have alive today if he just picket that little girl up and taken her to the united Nation feeding center where she was attempting to reach.
We sit down and condemn Govt and everything but the ones we can do to help even our fellow man, we form hard man, u are equally a vulture. U have enough to spend on frivolities, fun, adventures etc but ordinary 200 naira becomes difficult to give to a beggar u pass on the road.
Who is clearly disabled , hungry and pathetically disfigured, you walk pass , and form blind,you are a vulture,
You go to church and give donations, pay tithe, become chief launcher, but at the church entrance lies a bagger, someone is calling you always to help to complete his childrens school fees someone is calling you him in many ways to survive, you form hard, cut lines and pretend you don't receive calls,
become busy,
but quick to rush out with you girlfriend to have a good time, you are equally a vulture.You see someone oppressing the poor, you remain silent because he is us friend.The poor suffers and goes through depression, u are a vulture.
Someone helps you and stood by you, you rise and turn into a terrible fellow against the same person because class has changed.
The person goes into depression and dies inside,
You're a vulture,
You're an ingrate.
You're a betrayer
Ur in a position to speak out against evil and misrule,u stay silence because u benefit from the same system.
U watch people die due to the the misrule and intimidation.
U watch people go through serious hunger and u live and throw money around,
U are papa vulture
They elect u to lead them, u turn around and floor around and arrange security around urself while they fight and kill themselves.
U bring in divide and Rule using ur money to buy their conscience and divide them,
U are papa vulture
Ur in a relationship or marriage,
Instead of supporting ur partner who stood by u through thick and thin, u mock him and treat him like dirt just because u have outside influence in good life or material things, even when ur partner is faithful when the going was good, a baby vulture u be
There are many vultures around us today.
Don't attack kevin, for he rushed to enjoy fame and win prizes but a single call brought him back to reality.
Most of us are vultures,
greed,
pride,
arrogance,
quest for new things,
evil mind,
Jealousy etc breeds the vultures in us.
Before u attack this man,
ask urself,
in any way,
a vulture??
Today make a firm decision,
either to be a vulture or not.
It's our choice!
