For many kids growing up in the inner city, chances are tomatoes, green beans and peaches that haven't come out of a can are hard to come by.
It is important to follow your inner guidance, for chances are the action is bringing you one step closer to your goal.
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Instead, it's a fable of sorts, reminiscent of the work of Conrad or Kafka, in which, faced with the extremes of an indifferent universe, human beings must come to terms with their own capricious inner landscapes, the "whim, chance and error" that sear their souls.
"We chose the Fresh Air Fund for the New York store because it was a great opportunity to give inner-city children a chance to voice their feelings and visions".
For 125 years now, the Fresh Air Fund has been giving New York's disadvantaged inner-city children a chance to expand their worlds by going to a Fresh Air Fund camp or staying with a Fresh Air Fund host family.
My parents did once host a "city kid" when I was at primary school, as part of an initiative that gave inner-city children the chance for a break in the countryside.
This year, the fund hopes to give 10,000 inner-city children a chance to walk on freshly cut grass, to swim in cool lakes and uncrowded pools, or simply to indulge in carefree play at camps and private homes.
"When they take their tops off you can see they've barely started puberty," said Swann at the launch in Manchester of Street Chance, an inner-city initiative run by the Cricket Foundation and supported by Barclays Spaces For Sport that seeks to use cricket to challenge crime and antisocial behaviour.
We offer primarily low-income, inner-city adults the chance to participate in a free eight-week course that prepares them for entry level jobs in the banking industry.
