A kiss before dying

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This is one very appropriate picture for today. Or perhaps it isn’t. Why? That young couple is clearly in love and what better way to illustrate today’s theme – the International Day of Friendship in this way?

Well, there is one very dark undertone in this shot. The United Nations, which have come up with the idea of the Day of Friendship say: “Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division - such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world's peoples. To confront these, their root causes must be addressed by promoting and defending a shared spirit of human solidarity that takes many forms — the simplest of which is friendship.”

Warm words, which seem to fit in so well with the above image. Until you know the darker side of this image. Do you..?

Words by Jeroen Booij. Picture vintag.es.

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