This is a tragic song, like most others, based on real life issues.  In this case the abandonment of elderly parent(s) of some Overseas Foreign Workers.  While some send monies and letters back to other parents and over time it stops, other children,  may abruptly move on in life.  It leads behind broken parents whom gave everything including their savings to pay for a education only to be rewarded with abandonment, a form of elder abuse.  Many live in extreme poverty or are homeless and other drown out their sorrow with alcohol or drugs.  While the song looks at the Philippines this occurs in many nations of the world. Chinese Version.

遗弃的回响 - Echoes of Abandonment

"We are the world, we are its hope, humanities song, united" .. government won't make the world a better place, corporations won't, neither will think-tanks or even AI -- its really comes down to each of us doing individual acts of kindness -- that the world will begin to improve.  Acts of kindness, whether great or small, it what will propel the world in a more positive direction.  While an act of simple as giving up a seat for an elderly person or a pregnant women or just helping out here and there - the world is a mosaic of individual deeds.  Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays from the Rainforest Cowboy.  Note: If you wish to volunteer, or, donate I'll post their website shortly (you'll find it with a search for Oasis Dufferin Community Centre, Toronto, Canada.  I'm simply sharing their story.

We Are the World We Are Its Hope

I'm a 61 year old born and raised in Canada.  My parents were both Austrian (Europe).  I'm married and my wife was born and raised in Luzon, Philippines.  Since 1997 I also live in the Philippines.  I have many interests: motorcycles, ebikes and bikes, horses, agri-forestry, computers, writing, song-writing, Chinese-Donghua (and some Japanese-Anime), inventions, doing the impossible, repairing things, projects, esoteric and much more.  While many take one path in life I love exploring and the roads seldom used.

I'll get an email address up - if you have a story to tell let the ole Rainforest Cowboy know.  I love to write about peoples' experiences, their cities and nations, hobbies, hopes and fears.  Maybe you're in love, promoting a charity, or missing a lost one - if you would like to share, I'll make a song about it.

遗弃的回响 - Echoes of Abandonment

Rainforest Cowboy

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