"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
---Eleanor Roosevelt
Today I made a list of organizations that my neighbor could contact for her bat-mitzvah project. She is collecting blankets to donate to people who may not have enough of those to be warm this winter. I just love that idea and so admire the way she and other kids make community service an important part of this religious milestone.
Teens in general, and even younger kids, are so much more aware of community service and volunteerism than I and other people my age were as kids. It's become cool to help others, and while volunteering in a foreign country is still considered more exotic than doing so locally, there seem to be are tons of kids of all faiths and backgrounds involved in an impressively huge range of projects depending on their interests.
In other news, I saw Precious on Sunday night with the Movie Club - wow, what a powerful film. If ever there were a movie showing the need to help others and to reach out to people who are poor, homeless, and desperately in need of finding someone who cares about them or who can mentor them, this was it. It was both depressing and inspiring, and certainly a film that stays with you for a long time after leaving the theater. I if you haven't already seen it I encourage you to do so.
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