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Archive for May 7, 2017
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| Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T.S. Eliot |
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May 7, 2017
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 Editor’s note: A young Indian-American rapper, left an empty life of success to serve in slum communities in India, which ultimately called him back to his music. With graduation season upon us, Nimo Patel shares some of the lessons he has learned in this beautifully animated music VIDEO, titled Graduation. What are some of the lessons that life has taught you? –Ameeta |
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Small Acts of Kindness
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Itzmorgie wrote: “Today I baked cookies for my school and handed them out to people in the cafeteria. They received a smile card and a cookie. I talked to people I had never talked to and made new friends.” |
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Alisamom wrote: “I emptied the change jar I’ve been filling for the past year or so. I am sending that money to someone who needs it much more than we do.” |
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TheHuman wrote: “Kindness to a cockroach: A cockroach entered my house. I safely moved it to out of the house. :-)” |
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Featured Kindness Stories
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Idea of the Week
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If people are informed they will do the right thing. It’s when they are not informed that they become hostages to prejudice.
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Ask Him Anything
Mansoor Shams is a 34 year old U.S. Marine. He’s also a Muslim whose family immigrated to America when he was just 6-years-old. In “Ask Him Anything: This Muslim Marine Wants to Bust Myths About His Faith” from PBS News Hour, Shams travels to 4 western U.S. cities to combat prejudice and open up a dialogue about the fears and prejudices people may have about Muslims and immigrants, often finding common ground with those who stop to talk to him. The xenophobia that has come to the forefront since the US election inspired him to do something to breakdown stereotypes, “It’s helped me to see another America that I thought we had gone far past,” he explains. { read more }
Be The Change
We all have prejudices what are some ways you can recognize and combat your own? How can you affect change to help fight against prejudice in your own community? |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 