For the past two days I have watched
the rioting, looting and arson unfolding in Baltimore, Maryland. It
has been said that people need an outlet for their feelings, but I
have never believed that causing harm to people, or their property,
to be the appropriate course of action to do that. And apparently
neither did one mother who happened to see her own son among the
rioters on the street. You have probably seen this clip, but I think
it's worth looking at again. This is a woman who is intent on taking
a stand to protect her child, and she made her opinion quite clear to
her errant son who knew he was in deep trouble as soon as he saw his mother.
This next clip is of the speech given
by Malala Yousafzai when she accepted the Nobel Peace prize in 2014.
If you haven't listened to it, I recommend it. She calls herself a
child but she is wise beyond her years. I would call her a young
woman.
What this mother and Malala have in
common is a determination to affect their respective circumstances in
a positive way that not only helps themselves but others as well.
Each is deserving of respect. One for caring enough about her son to
intervene when he was doing something wrong that could get him injured
or killed, and the other for standing up for her beliefs even if
those beliefs could get her killed.
To all the women out there who are
trying to make a difference to the lives of those they love or who
are attempting to make their community, their country, or the world,
a better place, this is for you. :)
Sorry guys, but I had to do one for all my sisters out there. :)
