Quote by Albert Schweitzer
Physical misery is great everywhere out here Africa. Are we justified in shutting our eyes and ignoring it because our European newspapers tell us nothing about it? We civilised people have been spoilt. If any one of us is ill the doctor comes at once. Is an operation necessary, the door of some hospital or other opens to us immediately. But let every one reflect on the meaning of the fact that out here millions and millions live without help or hope of it. Every day thousands and thousands endure the most terrible sufferings, though medical science could avert them. Every day there prevails in many and many a far-off hut a despair which we could banish. Will each of my readers think what the last ten years of his family history would have been if they had been passed without medical or surgical help of any sort? It is time that we should wake from slumber and face our responsibilities!
Summary
The quote emphasizes the stark contrast between the privileged lives of "civilized people" and the immense suffering and lack of medical assistance present in Africa. The author questions whether it is justifiable for us to turn a blind eye simply because our newspapers do not report on it. The quote urges readers to reflect on the fact that millions are living without any hope of medical help, experiencing unbearable pain that could be alleviated with access to medical science. It calls for a sense of responsibility, urging us to awaken from ignorance and take action to address the profound disparities in healthcare around the world.
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