I have been to this place and seen the life of the children here, so I am even more touched. For people living in Calcutta, poverty is a state that is extremely difficult to get rid of, including religion, social system, and living environment, all of which restrain them, especially children born in brothels. Originally, I naively thought that as long as If they want to change, they can find a way out, but the reality is that staying in the red light district, or even becoming a prostitute or a pimp, is an “choice” that cannot be said. Death doesn't seem to be such a painful thing, and just surviving takes all of their strength - this is a predicament where strength cannot be stretched from the inside, and they can only rely on external help to imprison them in these places one by one. The little soul in the hollow body was rescued. When I was in the red light district, I heard that many NGOs have visited over the years. Now, some children here are able to go to school, and some children have been adopted overseas. The opportunity for life change has come to them, and the children who are left behind, those children continue to flow. For the children born here, can they hope for a change from the future? I have no idea. But I have seen the eyes of young prostitutes with heavy makeup hiding in the alleys, with curiosity, precaution, confusion, and a hint of expectation for the normal world.
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