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KobeBryantCliffordBrown Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:03 am Post subject: A life extraordinarily well lived..... |
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/01/nicholas-winton-dead-_n_7707214.html?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=WorldPost
All that it takes for evil to flourish is for good to stand by and do nothing...... _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays |
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Dladi Vidac Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Sir Nicholas Winton, what an awesome hero. RIP _________________ "The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be.", said Bret Hart regarding the Los Angeles Lakers. |
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dubaholic1 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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saving even one life is deserving of the highest praise, but this man saved 600 souls from certain death. |
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KobeBryantCliffordBrown Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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dubaholic1 wrote: | saving even one life is deserving of the highest praise, but this man saved 600 souls from certain death. |
Yep. A true Hero. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays |
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focus Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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That short video - really moving. What an impact this man had. |
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bryants2hot2handle Star Player
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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That is beautiful. He never once even expected any sort of recognition, whatsoever. What an outstanding human being |
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ContagiousInspiration Franchise Player
Joined: 07 May 2014 Posts: 13811 Location: Boulder ;)
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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Would be so nice if parents and schools taught children about human beings like these and kept them.away from TV's
I'm not in the mood to cry but just reading about him brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you for posting |
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Buck32 Star Player
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:28 am Post subject: |
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His efforts were unknown for half a century. He's the definition of a real hero.
And now people are getting all the attention for just being asses on tv or social networks.
His story, and Schindler's and Wallenberg's as well, should be required reading for every school.
On a side note, I was so inspired by Raoul Wallenberg's story that I named my son Raoul. _________________ “Properly read, the bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.”
― Isaac Asimov |
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