Trafficking of Children

It's hard to imagine what it would feel like as a parent to have my child abducted. It's harder to imagine what it would feel like to know he/she would be sold to a trafficker.

I came across this article in the New York Times as I was doing some research for a paper that I'm writing for a class. There are simply no words that can express the sorrow and anger I feel.

We're taught, especially in higher institutions of learning, that humans are intrinsically good and that evil exists because of corruption in society. But I don't buy it. How can one justify the essence of humanity's goodness when millions of people are involved in the trafficking of kids?

And what is more saddening is that there are not nearly enough people who care about this. Too busy worrying over the 401k and job security in this economic crisis. Are we that self-absorbed that we tolerate selling of children into brothels, into warfare, and into other abhorrent places?

Sadly, I think we are.