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Municipal dump in Campina Grande (state of Paraíba, Brazil). People
working in here deal with ,, recycling ". They pull out from the
garbage everything they can. Paper, glass, metal.... Then they sell
it per
kilo.
They are paid 0,12 R$ ( 0,05 euro) per kilogram of plastic. Stink,
dirt,
poverty. Waiting for next trucks with garbage is a part of their
life
here. Small, provisionally bulit ,,houses" made of anything they can
find
here - foil, plastic, wood, some scrap of metal sheet. In the time of
rain
or heat they serve as a shelter. People in here? They do not look
unhappy.
They smile. They work they carry out is not an easy one. But they
profoundly believe in God. ,,He will take care of us". Most of them
is
illiterate. They are born here and they die in this place. They do
not
know other life. Only a few people attend nearby school, lead by
missionaries. They do not feel such need. ,,Is it going to change our
life
anyhow?" They just live from day to day.
Wonder, why are so many people in westarn countries depressed? They
have
everything. The Dump People have nothing; but perhaps they have a
beliefs,
friendships, the feeling of belonging to a community. The welthiness
tends
to isolate people. They are just richer and richer, surrounded by
lots
of
things (houses, cars, equipment, etc.), they tend to play with it and
lose
true relations with other people?


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