We decided to enter this picture for the sepia tone theme photography contest over at I ♥ Faces.

When we were in Cambodia, we went to the killing fields where communist Pol Pot and his cruel men killed tens of thousands (if not million) of their own countrymen. I had a mixed feeling being there - it was a sad eery place, especially when you realized that children - hundreds and thousands of innocent children were being brutally tortured and murdered - all to satisfy the Khmer Rouge's blood-thirsty ambition. Just as we were leaving the place, I spotted this child standing under a tree - shirtless, barefooted, face dirty with mud and dust. But most of all it was his eyes that caught my attention. His eyes were haunting, any innocent childhood light has left only God knows how long ago. He wore an expression of one who had seen too much pain and suffering - an expression no child should wear! I tried to talk to him, but he didn't understand any English. We ended up giving him a piece of bread we happened to have in our backpack - probably satisfied his hunger only for a mere 5 minutes! =( We were told later that it was not uncommon for these street children to wander off to the killing fields to look for tourists who might take pity on them..giving them a few pennies and/or food to satisfy the otherwise unbearable hunger.