This is a photo three children in the slums of India, there are three small children who come from a poor family where money is short and can not be thrown away on luxuries such as toys that many children in the UK take for granted. Although these children don’t have much this photo shows that they are still able to be happy and play just like any other child. They are happy with just having the company of each other and not need materialistic objects to create their happiness. In the photo you can see that they have managed to find some plastic toys and bits of natural material such as planks of wood to play with creatively.  Although the area they are playing in appears to be a bit hazardous in the background they seem to have managed to find a safe spot to play.

 In my opinion this photo shows us that you don’t to have much to be happy and that materialistic objects are not as important as we think, and that relationships with family members and friends can be far more fulfilling then having the latest toy or gadget.  This picture demonstrates that you can be happy even if you are from a poor background and can’t afford to splash cash on the latest items. The photo also teaches us to be grateful for the things do have in life rather than looking at what we don’t have, because third world countries struggle to feed and clothe their children and struggle with the cost of items for essential living, where as some of us at home in the UK have a lot more then these people and use and abuse or discard of things for poor reasons such as “its old” and wanting something better for the sake of it. I think people in UK could learn a lot from this image it demonstrates to them the fun you can have with just yourself and a few others and a few simple objects rather than depending on things such as games consoles etc as a way of having fun all the time.

Nicole Gobourne