Mother Theresa

Mother Theresa

We all have our own heroes, people we admire and respect, people who

made an impact on our life, that made us look at the world with a

different eye, Mother Teresa is definitely the one for me.

Although the world is full of good people, great humanitarians that

really care, people who donate billions of dollars, people who raise

their voice to make a difference, Mother Teresa stands out in the

crowd, she is unique.

"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is

not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."

She dedicated every day of her adult life caring for "The dying, the

crippled, the mentally ill, the unwanted, the unloved" and she loved

every minute of it because she was loving, she was cleaning, feeding

"Jesus in disguise."

Yes, she fed them, sheltered them, cleaned their wounds, but what is

more important is that she made them feel good, loved, and wanted. She

gave them back their dignity that poverty had taken away from them and

even if they died, they died with a smile on their face knowing that

somebody loves them and somebody cares for them.

"Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your

eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a

cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as

well."

Agreeing or disagreeing with her on abortion, population control,

divorce, or how she raised the money should not shadow Mother Teresa's

life-long contribution and dedication to the poor and humanity.

To criticize someone, It's really easy... I suggest: stop criticizing

her and do it better than she did.

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A. Mother Teresa's Life

Mother Teresa was born August 27, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, as Agnes

Gonxha Bojaxhiu from Albanian parents: Nikolle and Drandafille

Bojaxhiu.

Her father was a successful and well known contractor, her mother was a

housewife. She was the youngest of three children. Mother Teresa's

family was a devoted catholic family. They prayed every evening and

went to church almost everyday. It was her family's generosity, care

for the poor and the less fortunate that made a great impact on young

Mother Teresa's life.

By the age of 12, she had made up her mind, she realized that her

vocation was aiding the poor. At age 18, she then decided to become a

nun, and traveled to Dublin, Ireland, to join the Sisters of Loretto.

After about a year in Ireland, she then leaves to join the Loretto