When Buddha saw poverty, sickness and death, he gave the world Buddhism based on peace and renunciation of desire.
When English actor Jake Weber visited India when he was a child, he saw poverty, hardship and sickness in the country that stuck him deeply.
The actor, known for "The Blacklist" and "Homeland", hopes things have changed since then in India, erstwhile colony of the British Empire.
"I was in India when I was 8 years old. My mother was living with a holy man somewhere in the mountains. And I have not been to India since then," Weber told IANS.
His memories of the country are rather grim.
"I remember, as a child and I hope it is very different now, but as a child I remember there was a lot of visible poverty, hardship and sickness and people on the streets. It was very sad," he added.
The actor has worked in films like "Dawn of the Dead", "Into My Heart", "Meet Joe Black", "White House Down", "U-571" and "Learning to Drive", which was aired in India earlier this month on AXN.
