Good times to you, Peeker (Positivity Seeker).
The theme for this week is “unusual personal journeys”. Each
day, all of us awaken to a potentially unusual journey. Sometimes, we accept
Life’s offer to embark on them.
Let’s read about what happened to other Good Samaritans when
they undertook such journeys.
News from the public domain
Another Schindler
from history
Sir Nicholas Winton doesn’t like the moniker “Britain’s
Schindler” although it describes him in aptly and pithily.
Back in 1938, he was a 29-year-old stockbroker based in
London. He happened to vacation in Prague exactly as the Germans breached the
Czech border. Thousands of Jew children had to be evacuated in no time. He
managed this operation from London, playing a key role in the rescue of 669
children. Their descendants number 6000 today.
A few days ago, this unsung hero celebrated his 105th birthday with news that the Czech Republic
will bestow its highest honour – the Order of the White Lion – to him. Do read
the extraordinary story of this seemingly ordinary man here.
If you are too busy to read it, then please read this
paragraph:
In the book, [his daughter] Barbara writes: “My father’s
wish for his biography, having agreed to me writing it, is that it should not
promote hero worship or the urge for a continual revisiting of history, but if
anything, that it might inspire people to recognise that they too can act
ethically in the world and make a positive difference to the lives of others in
whatever area they feel strongly about, whether it be international crises or
nearer to home, in their own community.”
Eradicating polio one
step at a time
If the World Health Organization has officially acknowledged
India as polio-free, a bulk of the credit goes to “polio aunties” who trudge
through the length and breadth of India’s expansive landscapes, carrying an
immunization kit on their shoulders and a prayer in their hearts.
Since the Pulse Polio initiative began in 1995, around 12.1
billion doses of the vaccine have been distributed in this country. Now, new
challenges emerge in this well-defined space as parents no longer feel the need
for immunization.
This
article is a small tribute from the BBC to these women of mettle.
Animal testing ends
in India
India became the second nation, the first being Israel, to
end the use of animals while testing cosmetic and household products.
PETA has this
report for us from the beginning of this year. This is one small milestone
in the lifelong journey undertaken by animal rights activists.
10 things that people
who love their lives are doing
Another handy
list of things that we always seem to know, but usually don’t follow. I
definitely benefited from this line: They love their friends but don’t rely on
them.
I daresay some line in this page will benefit you.
Traffic cop gets a
treat
Law-and-order officials being avoided, sometimes cajoled and
bribed… that’s a familiar sight. So when a cricket-crazy traffic cop gets a
special gift from his “fans” to go to Chinnaswamy Stadium to watch the Royal
Challengers Bangalore play an IPL match, you know that this must be one special
cop indeed. Constable “Singham” Bhaskar is this special dude, known as much for
his handlebar moustache as his affable manners and helping nature. Do read his
story, as reported by the Bangalore
Mirror, here.
In conclusion
Till next time, here’s wishing
you at least one unusual and heart warming journey!
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