Can you imagine going through your life, 20 years or 35 years, without having your picture taken besides for some government document? The prospect of taking a picture, getting make up, having your hair done. Those seem like things we take for granted, at least my perception was that everyone has their picture taken, or everyone takes self-ies, not just the lame ones but the ones where you dress up and look fly. I take the idea of having the opportunity to take pictures for granted, its a luxury that I assume everyone has. Yet listening to this TED talk really touched me. I remember that hadith by the Prophet Muhammad PBUH that even a smile is a form of charity and I feel that if a smile can be charity then everything we do to help others, every small action, and especially that of taking a persons picture for them, is a luxury that another person might not have.
Can you imagine going through your life, 20 years or 35 years, without having your picture taken besides for some government document? The prospect of taking a picture, getting make up, having your hair done. Those seem like things we take for granted, at least my perception was that everyone has their picture taken, or…
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