I've seen a man pick up a flat stone, the kind with the sharpish edges, take aim and fire it right at a stray dog that had the unfortunate inclination to walk through the same small street that the man had. The dog let out a bloodcurdling whine and ran as fast as he could through a barbed wire fence cutting into his ribs, trying to escape the random cruelty of a man.

I have seen a man beat his wife, terrify his children and physically attack his sisters to get money out of them. I have also seen the man weep the next morning and swear he will give up the booze forever. I have seen a little girl afraid to sleep at night, wondering if she will still have two whole parents the next morning. It's not a pretty sight to observe, but I would imagine it would be harder still to live with it every day for the rest of your life. My prayers go out to all those kids, always.

I have also seen male servants feel up both female and male children and I have seen them hastily stuff their business back where it belongs when they see me watching. I have seen myself saying nothing, ever.

I've seen too much. I've seen it all.