Kindness in Another's Trouble

Adam Lindsay Gordon once said:
Life is mostly froth and bubbles,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.

In the movie "Battle of Wits", Andy Lau portraits a great strategist who defends cities from invaders. He is a hero among heroes who helps those in dire need with his wit and tactfulness. Indeed, he successfully defends an entire city of 4000 people from an overwhelming army of invaders. Yet, it seems, the people whom he has helped are never content with his efforts, nor do they fully appreciate all that he has done and sacrificed.

As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach a man to fish and you have fed him for a lifetime." This is what organizations such as DDD (Digital Divide Data) have accomplished in Cambodia. Teaching people, otherwise rejected by everyday society, new skills to survive in this global economy. It is an absolutely great feat.