blogging issue for this week encompasses a person, who is influential in any field of human endeavour. given the wide scope of this topic, perhaps it would be prudent to look a little closely at what the question demands.
influential? http://reference.dictionary.com states that influential is referred to one that is conidered of considerable importance of significance. that being said, i feel that no one fits the bill better than one of time's greatest samaritans, mother teresa.
mother teresa. an amazing woman who delved selflessly into the realm of humanitarism voluntarism and reached out to people who needed aid and assistance. i feel that without her efforts in raising awareness and influencing the world population at large for her noble efforts, we are unlikely to venture out into such work now.
neither would we go beyond the regular call of duty to assist someone who requires help, or to be caring and considerate in our daily lives. she gained internation prominence also as someone who advoated the needs of the poor and the hungry.
people may know of her existence, but we barely take recognition or even are aware of her efforts. so i hope and believe that this post aids in acknowledged this ordinary, yet extraordinary woman.
she assisted th hungry in ethiopia, radiation victims in chernobyl and also earthquake victims in armenia. this is quoted from wikipedia. why would someone attempt such wide scale humanitarian work, if not for the fact that she believed in the beauty and grace of being helpful beings in life.
however, another thing that she did that truly touched my heart was that she rescud thirty seven children trapped in a front line hospital by brokering a temporary ceasefire between the israeli army and palestinian guerillas. i feel that it does not only show her sincerity in helping but also shows the tremendous amount of courage that she displayed by risking herself in saving those children.
her efforts in starting missionaries like the missionary of charity and home for the dying demonstrates inevitable perseverance in her pursuit that all people be helped, irregardless of what painful ailments and conditions that they may face.
i feel that for all th recognition that she has been given has not been moot as it has brought a new level of humanitarian work. i am sure that humanitarian organisations formed, like the red cross humanitarian network and other similar foundations started because of mother teresa succeeding in instilling in people the attitude of being graceful and caring.
we all have a lot to learn.. not just from mother teresa. but from all the influential people that have somehow shaped our thinking, our beliefs and our behaviour towards the various human endeavours.
thus, i end my post, or rather my assignment, as to who i feel is influential in the humanitarian field.
take care.
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