We would be doing the children of South Asia a great disservice if we allowed ourselves to believe that the need of children to belong to a loving, permanent family was washed away by the waves of the tsunami.
If Romeo and Juliet make a tragedy of it nowadays, they have only to blame their own mismanagement, for the world is with them as it has never been before, and all sensible fathers and mothers know it.
Fernando Alonso, Celebrity (1981) |
Theda Bara, Actress (1885) |
Jean Baudrillard, Sociologist (1929) |
Simon Dach, Poet (1605) |
Leslie Easterbrook, Actress (1949) |
Marlen Esparza, Athlete (1989) |
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat (1905) |
Peter Jennings, Journalist (1938) |
Eyvind Johnson, Author (1900) |
Geddy Lee, Musician (1953) |
John Barbirolli, Musician (1970) |
Cass Elliot, Musician (1974) |
Ronald Fisher, Mathematician (1962) |
Nafisa Joseph, Model (2004) |
Erich Kastner, Author (1974) |
Richard Kerry, Diplomat (2000) |