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Compassion is to feel deep sympathy and a desire to help.
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Compassion Hero: Henri
Submitted by Nicole B One of my heroes is Henri Landwirth. As a boy, he was taken to a Nazi concentration camp, where he spent most of his teenage years. He was released by a sympathetic soldier at the end of the war. He found his sister, and they came to America toget... Read moreCompassion Hero: Carrie
Submitted by My sister, Carrie, is my hero. I always tell people, "She's a saint." She is. For several years now, Carrie has cared for developmentally disabled people in a group home setting. She does things on a daily basis that I couldn't even imagine - chan... Read moreCompassion Hero: Tracy
Submitted by Amber The definition of a hero in the dictionary is, "someone distinguished by exceptional courage, nobility and strength." I know this is going to sound cliche, but my mom is my hero. She takes care of me and my family, she goes to work and is usually ... Read moreCompassion Hero: Lola
Submitted by A little over a year ago my wife's mother, Dolores, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Her prognosis was very poor and she wasn't expected to make it to Christmas. After getting the news, we moved our family closer and arranged for my wife,... Read moreCompassion Hero: Pauline Fry
Submitted by Carola True The first time I laid eyes on Pauline was in a large factory cafeteria. I was just a kid, just turned 18, alone and trying to survive in a strange town, never had a job before, a wallflower, shy, the whipping child from a toxic family. I was overw... Read more
Personal Stories
Donating money to Children's Hospital
Submitted by Aidan My neighbor Ellie, my brother Christian and I, decided to set up a strawberry sundae stand because we wanted to donate money to Children's Hospital. I have been to Children's to have an operation and I wanted to help the children there that have c... Read morePlumbing Problems
Submitted by Claude I am a plumber and this is one of my true stories. A friend of mine called me and asked, “Claude, could you do me a favor and help this older lady that I know and go by and look at her plumbing? She needs plumbing work really badly but she's too s... Read moreLife's work.
Submitted by Hannah Willard. I am 11 years old and I have learned something important. I was at school and we were going to a presentation about a program called Rachel's Challenge. Some of you may have heard of it, and it taught me something. I have realized that we are in ... Read moreMY friend
Submitted by Rose I am in school and I am 11. In our school there are handicap kids. All of the other kids sometimes make fun of them and laugh. So there was a little boy he was slow and no one talked to him. So I sat with him at lunch one day and played with him a... Read moreGiving the Shirt off His Back
Submitted by Laura Tamilin A few years back, my boyfriend Andy invited me to meet his parents for Christmas. We booked an early morning flight on the morning of Christmas Eve and arrived at the airport before the sun was up. As we were waiting in line to check in, we notice... Read more
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Quotes
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
Give children at least as many chances to show compassion as they have to be competitive.
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.
Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action.
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Taxi
"Taxi" was based loosely on true events witnessed by a member of the FBL staff. It was a snowy night in New York City, and difficult to get a cab. A man and a woman stood, each trying to hail a cab... Read More
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Mother Teresa - Compassion
She didn’t just visit the sick and poor, she moved in with them. Because... they needed help. Mother Teresa couldn’t do it all, but she gave her all.
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