Message #42352

[guest587]

I just came back from watching the film with a friend. It's based on an incredible true story. Human trafficking is a 150 billion $$$ a year industry. Slavery now is larger than what it was when slavery was legal, and the majority of slaves today are children. The United States is one of the biggest consumers of human trafficking.

This film gives a purview into the darkness that runs amok in our world today. Things like lust, greed, exploitation- these are enemies of sovereignty. There's a lot of Ego involved here, and this darkness runs all the way to the top of the food chain where government agencies ally with cartel members to facilitate and profit off of human trafficking.

In the last few years, child pornography has increased 5,000%.

When I was young and with my Aunt at an amusement park, I was approached by a "talent agent" much like how this film starts. I was told I could be a child actor in a commercial. My Aunt asked me if I wanted to humor them. I told her no and said I wanted to ride the rollercoaster. We were able to leave. But most of these children are recruited in a similar manner.

There are people who think themselves above the law. "Do what thou wilt." Sadly we live in a nation where we are dominated by a type of commercialism/consumerism that teaches indulgence and self pleasure above kindness. Greed has corrupted us on so many levels.

As it is explained in the film... A child can be purchased multiple times a day for years on end.

An even darker reality. There are children who can not cope with the trauma and are killed in snuff films. There are elites who spend money to hit women, or satisfy their perverted lust. And there are children who are forced into manual labor well into their adult years behest a high leveled gang or, "authority." It also seems a good portion of the abused become the abuser.

This movie is great because it reminds people that slavery is still alive. It humbles your Ego and creates a reverence for innocence. It is a reality that puts your life into perspective. For these reasons, I encourage people to see it and share it with others.

It also has me thinking about how petty some of my selfish and carnal desires are, seeing how most of those baser desires multiply and mutate into something much larger and much darker- that something becoming this monster we face today, a human creation imposing itself upon innocence and upon the will of Gods sovereign.

For these reasons I am fortunate to have a community that wishes to promote love and kindness, meditation and seeking the oneness in all things.

Peace <3