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that’s better
that’s better when we all of us who love Africa come
when we all of us who love Africa come
when we all of us who love Africa come together collectively with compassion we
together collectively with compassion we
together collectively with compassion we can eliminate third-world poverty
can eliminate third-world poverty
can eliminate third-world poverty recently twelve young footballers were
recently twelve young footballers were
recently twelve young footballers were trapped underground in a cave with
trapped underground in a cave with
trapped underground in a cave with floodwaters costing anyway of them to
floodwaters costing anyway of them to
floodwaters costing anyway of them to escape on top of that not one of them
escape on top of that not one of them
escape on top of that not one of them could swim they were not of any
could swim they were not of any
could swim they were not of any significance they were not political
significance they were not political
significance they were not political refugees who were hounded by the
refugees who were hounded by the
refugees who were hounded by the paparazzi nor were they on a football
paparazzi nor were they on a football
paparazzi nor were they on a football team that was going to play in the World
team that was going to play in the World
team that was going to play in the World Cup and yet people from around the world
Cup and yet people from around the world
Cup and yet people from around the world flocked to some little village in
flocked to some little village in
flocked to some little village in Thailand to rescue the children some
Thailand to rescue the children some
Thailand to rescue the children some people were willing to give their lives
people were willing to give their lives
people were willing to give their lives in order to bring the children to safety
in order to bring the children to safety
in order to bring the children to safety collectively they created a plan for
collectively they created a plan for
collectively they created a plan for rescue and all of us watched holding our
rescue and all of us watched holding our
rescue and all of us watched holding our breaths as the children were taken one
breaths as the children were taken one
breaths as the children were taken one by one through the caves underwater with
by one through the caves underwater with
by one through the caves underwater with divers when the last child came out we
divers when the last child came out we
divers when the last child came out we all cheered and then we all mourned
all cheered and then we all mourned
all cheered and then we all mourned because one of the divers lost is like
because one of the divers lost is like
because one of the divers lost is like compassion helps to fill the empty
compassion helps to fill the empty
compassion helps to fill the empty bellies of the hungry it gives hope to
bellies of the hungry it gives hope to
bellies of the hungry it gives hope to the helpless and it restores wholeness
the helpless and it restores wholeness
the helpless and it restores wholeness to both the giver and the receiver
several hundred thousand nonprofits NGOs
several hundred thousand nonprofits NGOs work in Africa all over and their goal
work in Africa all over and their goal
work in Africa all over and their goal is to help alleviate third world
is to help alleviate third world
is to help alleviate third world conditions
conditions
conditions but progress is most often stopped and
but progress is most often stopped and
but progress is most often stopped and blocked by unsavory practices you know
blocked by unsavory practices you know
blocked by unsavory practices you know what I’m talking about bribery stealing
what I’m talking about bribery stealing
what I’m talking about bribery stealing out of shipments stealing from people’s
out of shipments stealing from people’s
out of shipments stealing from people’s suitcases for goods that were meant for
suitcases for goods that were meant for
suitcases for goods that were meant for others there’s lying and cheating I’ve
others there’s lying and cheating I’ve
others there’s lying and cheating I’ve been in places where I can clearly see
been in places where I can clearly see
been in places where I can clearly see what the cost of something is and they
what the cost of something is and they
what the cost of something is and they look at me and because I’m weight they
look at me and because I’m weight they
look at me and because I’m weight they decide that the cost has to be three
decide that the cost has to be three
decide that the cost has to be three times that amount and I’m actually
times that amount and I’m actually
times that amount and I’m actually buying it for children in their country
buying it for children in their country
buying it for children in their country people in power abusing their power for
people in power abusing their power for
people in power abusing their power for their own selfish gain when that happens
their own selfish gain when that happens
their own selfish gain when that happens all change for good is negated
according to Berkeley psychologists Paul
according to Berkeley psychologists Paul pith and ranker Keltner on their study
pith and ranker Keltner on their study
pith and ranker Keltner on their study of compassion and wealth people who
of compassion and wealth people who
of compassion and wealth people who attained wealth and political status are
attained wealth and political status are
attained wealth and political status are more likely to lie cheat and steal than
more likely to lie cheat and steal than
more likely to lie cheat and steal than those who are poor people with power as
those who are poor people with power as
those who are poor people with power as they gain power tend to distance
they gain power tend to distance
they gain power tend to distance themselves from those they left behind
themselves from those they left behind
themselves from those they left behind when altruism is replaced with
when altruism is replaced with
when altruism is replaced with selfishness compassion is totally thrown
selfishness compassion is totally thrown
selfishness compassion is totally thrown away
away
away yet we you and I we have the power to
yet we you and I we have the power to
yet we you and I we have the power to alter those statistics once upon a time
alter those statistics once upon a time
alter those statistics once upon a time there was an African King he had a vast
there was an African King he had a vast
there was an African King he had a vast land beautiful Palace many wives and
land beautiful Palace many wives and
land beautiful Palace many wives and only one son he knew that his time was
only one son he knew that his time was
only one son he knew that his time was coming to an end and his son would
coming to an end and his son would
coming to an end and his son would inherit everything
inherit everything
inherit everything and he thought wow my son has only ever
and he thought wow my son has only ever
and he thought wow my son has only ever known wealth and status
known wealth and status
known wealth and status how can he really appreciate all that
how can he really appreciate all that
how can he really appreciate all that I’ve done without knowing how the rest
I’ve done without knowing how the rest
I’ve done without knowing how the rest of the world lives I’m going to take him
of the world lives I’m going to take him
of the world lives I’m going to take him on a journey and so they journeyed out
on a journey and so they journeyed out
on a journey and so they journeyed out and that evening they came to an inn and
and that evening they came to an inn and
and that evening they came to an inn and as they got down off of their horses and
as they got down off of their horses and
as they got down off of their horses and they headed towards the end there was a
they headed towards the end there was a
they headed towards the end there was a beggar lying on the ground and he cried
beggar lying on the ground and he cried
beggar lying on the ground and he cried out Oh gracious King have compassion on
out Oh gracious King have compassion on
out Oh gracious King have compassion on me your servant
me your servant
me your servant and the King kicked dirt in his
and the King kicked dirt in his
and the King kicked dirt in his correction now the Sun was not the least
correction now the Sun was not the least
correction now the Sun was not the least bit surprised his father had always
bit surprised his father had always
bit surprised his father had always treated servants or anyone he felt that
treated servants or anyone he felt that
treated servants or anyone he felt that was below him with disdain the son
was below him with disdain the son
was below him with disdain the son though was curious because as he stood
though was curious because as he stood
though was curious because as he stood there he watched an older woman come by
there he watched an older woman come by
there he watched an older woman come by and she looked at him and she took off
and she looked at him and she took off
and she looked at him and she took off her waist cloth and she threw it to him
her waist cloth and she threw it to him
her waist cloth and she threw it to him so that he could cover up for the night
so that he could cover up for the night
so that he could cover up for the night pretty soon a young handsome man with a
pretty soon a young handsome man with a
pretty soon a young handsome man with a beautiful woman on his arm came by as
beautiful woman on his arm came by as
beautiful woman on his arm came by as well and she looked at him with begging
well and she looked at him with begging
well and she looked at him with begging eyes as she saw the beggar and he
eyes as she saw the beggar and he
eyes as she saw the beggar and he reached in his pocket and he threw a few
reached in his pocket and he threw a few
reached in his pocket and he threw a few coins in the beggars direction they kept
coins in the beggars direction they kept
coins in the beggars direction they kept on walking but before long a very young
on walking but before long a very young
on walking but before long a very young stable boy came out of the stable
stable boy came out of the stable
stable boy came out of the stable and he had in his hand one thin crust of
and he had in his hand one thin crust of
and he had in his hand one thin crust of bread now he was very thin and he looked
bread now he was very thin and he looked
bread now he was very thin and he looked every bit as hungry as the beggar did
every bit as hungry as the beggar did
every bit as hungry as the beggar did and yet he stooped down looked in the
and yet he stooped down looked in the
and yet he stooped down looked in the face of the beggar and offered his crust
face of the beggar and offered his crust
face of the beggar and offered his crust of bread the beggar with eyes streaming
of bread the beggar with eyes streaming
of bread the beggar with eyes streaming down his face blessed the boy and the
down his face blessed the boy and the
down his face blessed the boy and the young son while he knew something he had
young son while he knew something he had
young son while he knew something he had never known before
never known before
never known before and the beggars smile and the smile on
and the beggars smile and the smile on
and the beggars smile and the smile on the stable hand filled him with great
the stable hand filled him with great
the stable hand filled him with great joy that evening when the King asked so
joy that evening when the King asked so
joy that evening when the King asked so what did you learn today and he said
what did you learn today and he said
what did you learn today and he said well my father I learned that you have
well my father I learned that you have
well my father I learned that you have amassed a great fortune but I also
amassed a great fortune but I also
amassed a great fortune but I also learned that while we live in a
learned that while we live in a
learned that while we live in a beautiful palace many of our people are
beautiful palace many of our people are
beautiful palace many of our people are homeless and while we dine on sumptuous
homeless and while we dine on sumptuous
homeless and while we dine on sumptuous foods many of our people lay hungry but
foods many of our people lay hungry but
foods many of our people lay hungry but together they come together and they
together they come together and they
together they come together and they help one another I know that some of
help one another I know that some of
help one another I know that some of them help only out of pity
them help only out of pity
them help only out of pity because they are afraid that one day
because they are afraid that one day
because they are afraid that one day they may find themselves in that same
they may find themselves in that same
they may find themselves in that same situation others help only when someone
situation others help only when someone
situation others help only when someone is looking and they can look good in
is looking and they can look good in
is looking and they can look good in someone’s eyes
someone’s eyes
someone’s eyes but when someone gives out of compassion
but when someone gives out of compassion
but when someone gives out of compassion with great love they experience great
with great love they experience great
with great love they experience great joy thank you my father for all you’ve
joy thank you my father for all you’ve
joy thank you my father for all you’ve done because someday I want to work with
done because someday I want to work with
done because someday I want to work with my people so that collectively we can
my people so that collectively we can
my people so that collectively we can show compassion and we will know great
show compassion and we will know great
show compassion and we will know great joy
that’s what happened to me
that’s what happened to me when I first went to Ghana in 2004 it
when I first went to Ghana in 2004 it
when I first went to Ghana in 2004 it was the compassion that brought me there
was the compassion that brought me there
was the compassion that brought me there and kept me there
and kept me there
and kept me there I was totally speechless and as you can
I was totally speechless and as you can
I was totally speechless and as you can see being speechless is not something
see being speechless is not something
see being speechless is not something I’m used to but there I was coming back
I’m used to but there I was coming back
I’m used to but there I was coming back from Ghana I had seen so much I had felt
from Ghana I had seen so much I had felt
from Ghana I had seen so much I had felt so much and people could ask me what was
so much and people could ask me what was
so much and people could ask me what was happening and I couldn’t begin to tell
happening and I couldn’t begin to tell
happening and I couldn’t begin to tell them because it just was inside of me
them because it just was inside of me
them because it just was inside of me and I’ve worked with impoverished
and I’ve worked with impoverished
and I’ve worked with impoverished Americans since I was a teenager
Americans since I was a teenager
but poverty in the u.s. is different
but poverty in the u.s. is different than poverty in Africa and in the bush
than poverty in Africa and in the bush
than poverty in Africa and in the bush villages that I had been visiting people
villages that I had been visiting people
villages that I had been visiting people did not have access to clean water they
did not have access to clean water they
did not have access to clean water they had to go for hours to get any kind of
had to go for hours to get any kind of
had to go for hours to get any kind of health care and girls were denied
health care and girls were denied
health care and girls were denied education that is what kept me going I
education that is what kept me going I
education that is what kept me going I decided to start an NGO to help girls
decided to start an NGO to help girls
decided to start an NGO to help girls learn and get educated as well as to
learn and get educated as well as to
learn and get educated as well as to help mothers know more about health care
help mothers know more about health care
help mothers know more about health care I’ve worked in Ghana for 13 years as an
I’ve worked in Ghana for 13 years as an
I’ve worked in Ghana for 13 years as an NGO over a thousand children have
NGO over a thousand children have
NGO over a thousand children have learned how to read English and over
learned how to read English and over
learned how to read English and over 10,000 books have been distributed to
10,000 books have been distributed to
10,000 books have been distributed to children and small schools thank they’re
children and small schools thank they’re
children and small schools thank they’re a program after program I work
a program after program I work
a program after program I work collectively with ghanians with Ghanian
collectively with ghanians with Ghanian
collectively with ghanians with Ghanian teachers and Ghanian nurses and together
teachers and Ghanian nurses and together
teachers and Ghanian nurses and together we come and figure out a plan that would
we come and figure out a plan that would
we come and figure out a plan that would help to educate
help to educate
help to educate helped to alleviate suffering that is
helped to alleviate suffering that is
helped to alleviate suffering that is happening I do it with great compassion
happening I do it with great compassion
happening I do it with great compassion I have many Americans who have come with
I have many Americans who have come with
I have many Americans who have come with me because of their compassion some who
me because of their compassion some who
me because of their compassion some who have gone year after year after year
have gone year after year after year
have gone year after year after year because of their compassion for the
because of their compassion for the
because of their compassion for the little ones their compassion for the
little ones their compassion for the
little ones their compassion for the teachers their compassion for the nurses
but those roadblocks those roadblocks
but those roadblocks those roadblocks sometimes make me stumble and when I’m
sometimes make me stumble and when I’m
sometimes make me stumble and when I’m back in the US and I’m raising funds I
back in the US and I’m raising funds I
back in the US and I’m raising funds I have to sometimes think wow do I really
have to sometimes think wow do I really
have to sometimes think wow do I really want to do this do I really want to put
want to do this do I really want to put
want to do this do I really want to put myself through this again
I met of German and he had a passion for
I met of German and he had a passion for health care and he decided to send over
health care and he decided to send over
health care and he decided to send over three containers of health care
three containers of health care
three containers of health care equipment that had been donated by a
equipment that had been donated by a
equipment that had been donated by a hospital beds operating room tables
hospital beds operating room tables
hospital beds operating room tables Gurney’s
Gurney’s
Gurney’s was a lot of equipment he had worked
was a lot of equipment he had worked
was a lot of equipment he had worked with the Ministry of Health and asked
with the Ministry of Health and asked
with the Ministry of Health and asked them if I send it will you take care of
them if I send it will you take care of
them if I send it will you take care of it will you see that it comes out of
it will you see that it comes out of
it will you see that it comes out of course we will the shipments arrive and
course we will the shipments arrive and
course we will the shipments arrive and two ministers of health get into a
two ministers of health get into a
two ministers of health get into a argument over who gets to take credit or
argument over who gets to take credit or
argument over who gets to take credit or the shipment arriving
the shipment arriving
the shipment arriving it’s been six years the shipment is
it’s been six years the shipment is
it’s been six years the shipment is still sitting in drydock in the meantime
still sitting in drydock in the meantime
still sitting in drydock in the meantime there are people lying on the dirt floor
there are people lying on the dirt floor
there are people lying on the dirt floor in the hospital because there are no
in the hospital because there are no
in the hospital because there are no beds
problems are not solved instead more
problems are not solved instead more problems are created however if you give
problems are created however if you give
problems are created however if you give out of selflessness and work together
out of selflessness and work together
out of selflessness and work together those problems can be solved no child
those problems can be solved no child
those problems can be solved no child should be living in third world
should be living in third world
should be living in third world conditions we are charged to see that
conditions we are charged to see that
conditions we are charged to see that that doesn’t happen
that doesn’t happen
that doesn’t happen we are also charged with seeing that the
we are also charged with seeing that the
we are also charged with seeing that the roadblocks those bribes and lying and
roadblocks those bribes and lying and
roadblocks those bribes and lying and stealing also are eliminated
stealing also are eliminated
stealing also are eliminated we are the compassionate ones who will
we are the compassionate ones who will
we are the compassionate ones who will work together collectively mother Teresa
work together collectively mother Teresa
work together collectively mother Teresa said no one not even me can do great
said no one not even me can do great
said no one not even me can do great things
but each of you can do small things with
but each of you can do small things with great love and when you do we will do
great love and when you do we will do
great love and when you do we will do something wonderful together compassion
something wonderful together compassion
something wonderful together compassion + collaboration equals eliminating
+ collaboration equals eliminating
+ collaboration equals eliminating third-world status
each individual each family and each
each individual each family and each government has this opportunity
government has this opportunity
government has this opportunity we can create a village a country and a
we can create a village a country and a
we can create a village a country and a continent as well as a world of
continent as well as a world of
continent as well as a world of compassionate caring people collectively
compassionate caring people collectively
compassionate caring people collectively doing what’s right
doing what’s right
doing what’s right madoski Wow thank you so much
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that’s better
that’s better when we all of us who love Africa come
when we all of us who love Africa come
when we all of us who love Africa come together collectively with compassion we
together collectively with compassion we
together collectively with compassion we can eliminate third-world poverty
can eliminate third-world poverty
can eliminate third-world poverty recently twelve young footballers were
recently twelve young footballers were
recently twelve young footballers were trapped underground in a cave with
trapped underground in a cave with
trapped underground in a cave with floodwaters costing anyway of them to
floodwaters costing anyway of them to
floodwaters costing anyway of them to escape on top of that not one of them
escape on top of that not one of them
escape on top of that not one of them could swim they were not of any
could swim they were not of any
could swim they were not of any significance they were not political
significance they were not political
significance they were not political refugees who were hounded by the
refugees who were hounded by the
refugees who were hounded by the paparazzi nor were they on a football
paparazzi nor were they on a football
paparazzi nor were they on a football team that was going to play in the World
team that was going to play in the World
team that was going to play in the World Cup and yet people from around the world
Cup and yet people from around the world
Cup and yet people from around the world flocked to some little village in
flocked to some little village in
flocked to some little village in Thailand to rescue the children some
Thailand to rescue the children some
Thailand to rescue the children some people were willing to give their lives
people were willing to give their lives
people were willing to give their lives in order to bring the children to safety
in order to bring the children to safety
in order to bring the children to safety collectively they created a plan for
collectively they created a plan for
collectively they created a plan for rescue and all of us watched holding our
rescue and all of us watched holding our
rescue and all of us watched holding our breaths as the children were taken one
breaths as the children were taken one
breaths as the children were taken one by one through the caves underwater with
by one through the caves underwater with
by one through the caves underwater with divers when the last child came out we
divers when the last child came out we
divers when the last child came out we all cheered and then we all mourned
all cheered and then we all mourned
all cheered and then we all mourned because one of the divers lost is like
because one of the divers lost is like
because one of the divers lost is like compassion helps to fill the empty
compassion helps to fill the empty
compassion helps to fill the empty bellies of the hungry it gives hope to
bellies of the hungry it gives hope to
bellies of the hungry it gives hope to the helpless and it restores wholeness
the helpless and it restores wholeness
the helpless and it restores wholeness to both the giver and the receiver
several hundred thousand nonprofits NGOs
several hundred thousand nonprofits NGOs work in Africa all over and their goal
work in Africa all over and their goal
work in Africa all over and their goal is to help alleviate third world
is to help alleviate third world
is to help alleviate third world conditions
conditions
conditions but progress is most often stopped and
but progress is most often stopped and
but progress is most often stopped and blocked by unsavory practices you know
blocked by unsavory practices you know
blocked by unsavory practices you know what I’m talking about bribery stealing
what I’m talking about bribery stealing
what I’m talking about bribery stealing out of shipments stealing from people’s
out of shipments stealing from people’s
out of shipments stealing from people’s suitcases for goods that were meant for
suitcases for goods that were meant for
suitcases for goods that were meant for others there’s lying and cheating I’ve
others there’s lying and cheating I’ve
others there’s lying and cheating I’ve been in places where I can clearly see
been in places where I can clearly see
been in places where I can clearly see what the cost of something is and they
what the cost of something is and they
what the cost of something is and they look at me and because I’m weight they
look at me and because I’m weight they
look at me and because I’m weight they decide that the cost has to be three
decide that the cost has to be three
decide that the cost has to be three times that amount and I’m actually
times that amount and I’m actually
times that amount and I’m actually buying it for children in their country
buying it for children in their country
buying it for children in their country people in power abusing their power for
people in power abusing their power for
people in power abusing their power for their own selfish gain when that happens
their own selfish gain when that happens
their own selfish gain when that happens all change for good is negated
according to Berkeley psychologists Paul
according to Berkeley psychologists Paul pith and ranker Keltner on their study
pith and ranker Keltner on their study
pith and ranker Keltner on their study of compassion and wealth people who
of compassion and wealth people who
of compassion and wealth people who attained wealth and political status are
attained wealth and political status are
attained wealth and political status are more likely to lie cheat and steal than
more likely to lie cheat and steal than
more likely to lie cheat and steal than those who are poor people with power as
those who are poor people with power as
those who are poor people with power as they gain power tend to distance
they gain power tend to distance
they gain power tend to distance themselves from those they left behind
themselves from those they left behind
themselves from those they left behind when altruism is replaced with
when altruism is replaced with
when altruism is replaced with selfishness compassion is totally thrown
selfishness compassion is totally thrown
selfishness compassion is totally thrown away
away
away yet we you and I we have the power to
yet we you and I we have the power to
yet we you and I we have the power to alter those statistics once upon a time
alter those statistics once upon a time
alter those statistics once upon a time there was an African King he had a vast
there was an African King he had a vast
there was an African King he had a vast land beautiful Palace many wives and
land beautiful Palace many wives and
land beautiful Palace many wives and only one son he knew that his time was
only one son he knew that his time was
only one son he knew that his time was coming to an end and his son would
coming to an end and his son would
coming to an end and his son would inherit everything
inherit everything
inherit everything and he thought wow my son has only ever
and he thought wow my son has only ever
and he thought wow my son has only ever known wealth and status
known wealth and status
known wealth and status how can he really appreciate all that
how can he really appreciate all that
how can he really appreciate all that I’ve done without knowing how the rest
I’ve done without knowing how the rest
I’ve done without knowing how the rest of the world lives I’m going to take him
of the world lives I’m going to take him
of the world lives I’m going to take him on a journey and so they journeyed out
on a journey and so they journeyed out
on a journey and so they journeyed out and that evening they came to an inn and
and that evening they came to an inn and
and that evening they came to an inn and as they got down off of their horses and
as they got down off of their horses and
as they got down off of their horses and they headed towards the end there was a
they headed towards the end there was a
they headed towards the end there was a beggar lying on the ground and he cried
beggar lying on the ground and he cried
beggar lying on the ground and he cried out Oh gracious King have compassion on
out Oh gracious King have compassion on
out Oh gracious King have compassion on me your servant
me your servant
me your servant and the King kicked dirt in his
and the King kicked dirt in his
and the King kicked dirt in his correction now the Sun was not the least
correction now the Sun was not the least
correction now the Sun was not the least bit surprised his father had always
bit surprised his father had always
bit surprised his father had always treated servants or anyone he felt that
treated servants or anyone he felt that
treated servants or anyone he felt that was below him with disdain the son
was below him with disdain the son
was below him with disdain the son though was curious because as he stood
though was curious because as he stood
though was curious because as he stood there he watched an older woman come by
there he watched an older woman come by
there he watched an older woman come by and she looked at him and she took off
and she looked at him and she took off
and she looked at him and she took off her waist cloth and she threw it to him
her waist cloth and she threw it to him
her waist cloth and she threw it to him so that he could cover up for the night
so that he could cover up for the night
so that he could cover up for the night pretty soon a young handsome man with a
pretty soon a young handsome man with a
pretty soon a young handsome man with a beautiful woman on his arm came by as
beautiful woman on his arm came by as
beautiful woman on his arm came by as well and she looked at him with begging
well and she looked at him with begging
well and she looked at him with begging eyes as she saw the beggar and he
eyes as she saw the beggar and he
eyes as she saw the beggar and he reached in his pocket and he threw a few
reached in his pocket and he threw a few
reached in his pocket and he threw a few coins in the beggars direction they kept
coins in the beggars direction they kept
coins in the beggars direction they kept on walking but before long a very young
on walking but before long a very young
on walking but before long a very young stable boy came out of the stable
stable boy came out of the stable
stable boy came out of the stable and he had in his hand one thin crust of
and he had in his hand one thin crust of
and he had in his hand one thin crust of bread now he was very thin and he looked
bread now he was very thin and he looked
bread now he was very thin and he looked every bit as hungry as the beggar did
every bit as hungry as the beggar did
every bit as hungry as the beggar did and yet he stooped down looked in the
and yet he stooped down looked in the
and yet he stooped down looked in the face of the beggar and offered his crust
face of the beggar and offered his crust
face of the beggar and offered his crust of bread the beggar with eyes streaming
of bread the beggar with eyes streaming
of bread the beggar with eyes streaming down his face blessed the boy and the
down his face blessed the boy and the
down his face blessed the boy and the young son while he knew something he had
young son while he knew something he had
young son while he knew something he had never known before
never known before
never known before and the beggars smile and the smile on
and the beggars smile and the smile on
and the beggars smile and the smile on the stable hand filled him with great
the stable hand filled him with great
the stable hand filled him with great joy that evening when the King asked so
joy that evening when the King asked so
joy that evening when the King asked so what did you learn today and he said
what did you learn today and he said
what did you learn today and he said well my father I learned that you have
well my father I learned that you have
well my father I learned that you have amassed a great fortune but I also
amassed a great fortune but I also
amassed a great fortune but I also learned that while we live in a
learned that while we live in a
learned that while we live in a beautiful palace many of our people are
beautiful palace many of our people are
beautiful palace many of our people are homeless and while we dine on sumptuous
homeless and while we dine on sumptuous
homeless and while we dine on sumptuous foods many of our people lay hungry but
foods many of our people lay hungry but
foods many of our people lay hungry but together they come together and they
together they come together and they
together they come together and they help one another I know that some of
help one another I know that some of
help one another I know that some of them help only out of pity
them help only out of pity
them help only out of pity because they are afraid that one day
because they are afraid that one day
because they are afraid that one day they may find themselves in that same
they may find themselves in that same
they may find themselves in that same situation others help only when someone
situation others help only when someone
situation others help only when someone is looking and they can look good in
is looking and they can look good in
is looking and they can look good in someone’s eyes
someone’s eyes
someone’s eyes but when someone gives out of compassion
but when someone gives out of compassion
but when someone gives out of compassion with great love they experience great
with great love they experience great
with great love they experience great joy thank you my father for all you’ve
joy thank you my father for all you’ve
joy thank you my father for all you’ve done because someday I want to work with
done because someday I want to work with
done because someday I want to work with my people so that collectively we can
my people so that collectively we can
my people so that collectively we can show compassion and we will know great
show compassion and we will know great
show compassion and we will know great joy
that’s what happened to me
that’s what happened to me when I first went to Ghana in 2004 it
when I first went to Ghana in 2004 it
when I first went to Ghana in 2004 it was the compassion that brought me there
was the compassion that brought me there
was the compassion that brought me there and kept me there
and kept me there
and kept me there I was totally speechless and as you can
I was totally speechless and as you can
I was totally speechless and as you can see being speechless is not something
see being speechless is not something
see being speechless is not something I’m used to but there I was coming back
I’m used to but there I was coming back
I’m used to but there I was coming back from Ghana I had seen so much I had felt
from Ghana I had seen so much I had felt
from Ghana I had seen so much I had felt so much and people could ask me what was
so much and people could ask me what was
so much and people could ask me what was happening and I couldn’t begin to tell
happening and I couldn’t begin to tell
happening and I couldn’t begin to tell them because it just was inside of me
them because it just was inside of me
them because it just was inside of me and I’ve worked with impoverished
and I’ve worked with impoverished
and I’ve worked with impoverished Americans since I was a teenager
Americans since I was a teenager
but poverty in the u.s. is different
but poverty in the u.s. is different than poverty in Africa and in the bush
than poverty in Africa and in the bush
than poverty in Africa and in the bush villages that I had been visiting people
villages that I had been visiting people
villages that I had been visiting people did not have access to clean water they
did not have access to clean water they
did not have access to clean water they had to go for hours to get any kind of
had to go for hours to get any kind of
had to go for hours to get any kind of health care and girls were denied
health care and girls were denied
health care and girls were denied education that is what kept me going I
education that is what kept me going I
education that is what kept me going I decided to start an NGO to help girls
decided to start an NGO to help girls
decided to start an NGO to help girls learn and get educated as well as to
learn and get educated as well as to
learn and get educated as well as to help mothers know more about health care
help mothers know more about health care
help mothers know more about health care I’ve worked in Ghana for 13 years as an
I’ve worked in Ghana for 13 years as an
I’ve worked in Ghana for 13 years as an NGO over a thousand children have
NGO over a thousand children have
NGO over a thousand children have learned how to read English and over
learned how to read English and over
learned how to read English and over 10,000 books have been distributed to
10,000 books have been distributed to
10,000 books have been distributed to children and small schools thank they’re
children and small schools thank they’re
children and small schools thank they’re a program after program I work
a program after program I work
a program after program I work collectively with ghanians with Ghanian
collectively with ghanians with Ghanian
collectively with ghanians with Ghanian teachers and Ghanian nurses and together
teachers and Ghanian nurses and together
teachers and Ghanian nurses and together we come and figure out a plan that would
we come and figure out a plan that would
we come and figure out a plan that would help to educate
help to educate
help to educate helped to alleviate suffering that is
helped to alleviate suffering that is
helped to alleviate suffering that is happening I do it with great compassion
happening I do it with great compassion
happening I do it with great compassion I have many Americans who have come with
I have many Americans who have come with
I have many Americans who have come with me because of their compassion some who
me because of their compassion some who
me because of their compassion some who have gone year after year after year
have gone year after year after year
have gone year after year after year because of their compassion for the
because of their compassion for the
because of their compassion for the little ones their compassion for the
little ones their compassion for the
little ones their compassion for the teachers their compassion for the nurses
but those roadblocks those roadblocks
but those roadblocks those roadblocks sometimes make me stumble and when I’m
sometimes make me stumble and when I’m
sometimes make me stumble and when I’m back in the US and I’m raising funds I
back in the US and I’m raising funds I
back in the US and I’m raising funds I have to sometimes think wow do I really
have to sometimes think wow do I really
have to sometimes think wow do I really want to do this do I really want to put
want to do this do I really want to put
want to do this do I really want to put myself through this again
I met of German and he had a passion for
I met of German and he had a passion for health care and he decided to send over
health care and he decided to send over
health care and he decided to send over three containers of health care
three containers of health care
three containers of health care equipment that had been donated by a
equipment that had been donated by a
equipment that had been donated by a hospital beds operating room tables
hospital beds operating room tables
hospital beds operating room tables Gurney’s
Gurney’s
Gurney’s was a lot of equipment he had worked
was a lot of equipment he had worked
was a lot of equipment he had worked with the Ministry of Health and asked
with the Ministry of Health and asked
with the Ministry of Health and asked them if I send it will you take care of
them if I send it will you take care of
them if I send it will you take care of it will you see that it comes out of
it will you see that it comes out of
it will you see that it comes out of course we will the shipments arrive and
course we will the shipments arrive and
course we will the shipments arrive and two ministers of health get into a
two ministers of health get into a
two ministers of health get into a argument over who gets to take credit or
argument over who gets to take credit or
argument over who gets to take credit or the shipment arriving
the shipment arriving
the shipment arriving it’s been six years the shipment is
it’s been six years the shipment is
it’s been six years the shipment is still sitting in drydock in the meantime
still sitting in drydock in the meantime
still sitting in drydock in the meantime there are people lying on the dirt floor
there are people lying on the dirt floor
there are people lying on the dirt floor in the hospital because there are no
in the hospital because there are no
in the hospital because there are no beds
problems are not solved instead more
problems are not solved instead more problems are created however if you give
problems are created however if you give
problems are created however if you give out of selflessness and work together
out of selflessness and work together
out of selflessness and work together those problems can be solved no child
those problems can be solved no child
those problems can be solved no child should be living in third world
should be living in third world
should be living in third world conditions we are charged to see that
conditions we are charged to see that
conditions we are charged to see that that doesn’t happen
that doesn’t happen
that doesn’t happen we are also charged with seeing that the
we are also charged with seeing that the
we are also charged with seeing that the roadblocks those bribes and lying and
roadblocks those bribes and lying and
roadblocks those bribes and lying and stealing also are eliminated
stealing also are eliminated
stealing also are eliminated we are the compassionate ones who will
we are the compassionate ones who will
we are the compassionate ones who will work together collectively mother Teresa
work together collectively mother Teresa
work together collectively mother Teresa said no one not even me can do great
said no one not even me can do great
said no one not even me can do great things
but each of you can do small things with
but each of you can do small things with great love and when you do we will do
great love and when you do we will do
great love and when you do we will do something wonderful together compassion
something wonderful together compassion
something wonderful together compassion + collaboration equals eliminating
+ collaboration equals eliminating
+ collaboration equals eliminating third-world status
each individual each family and each
each individual each family and each government has this opportunity
government has this opportunity
government has this opportunity we can create a village a country and a
we can create a village a country and a
we can create a village a country and a continent as well as a world of
continent as well as a world of
continent as well as a world of compassionate caring people collectively
compassionate caring people collectively
compassionate caring people collectively doing what’s right
doing what’s right
doing what’s right madoski Wow thank you so much
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