Who has inspired me?
Craig Kielburger. Isn't that always the answer. But I guess it has become a cliche for a reason. At the age of 12 years old Kielburger read a news article of a young boy who was killed fighting for the rights of children, asking the world why he and his friends couldn't go to school instead had they had to work as slaves. The boy was shot while riding his bike because he was telling the world of this injustice. Kielburger read this and was amazed and horrified. Amazed that a boy so young could make such a difference and horrified that things like this were happening in the world. So Kielburger went to school and started Free The Children. From there it grew and grew and now look where Kielburger is, changing the world and inspiring the minds and hearts of hundreds of thousands of people.
I am one of those people. Since grade 7 when my sister first mentioned what Kielburger has done I was inspired. That someone had done this and even better he was my age when he did it! Like Kielburger when he was 12 and like thousands of other people I had a moment where I was inspired to do something, anything.
He has showed me that it does not matter how young or how small you are anyone can make a difference and I think that is one of the most important lesson. Everyone hears abut people changing the world with they are adults but there are few who are children. And thats why Kielburger has inspired me because he isn't just a change maker but instead he is hope. Not just for children's rights but for children's voices. Showing that no matter how small you are you can make a difference.
I may just be one of the thousands of people he inspired, but I am also one of the thousand voices wanting to make a change and like Craig Kielburger has shown us. Thats all that matters.
"I play video games and watch TV, but there's more to life than that. Faxing and the Internet have created a global community. The kid next door has become the kid in Latin America or Asia."
-Craig Kieburger
-Brittany
This is a great post and i totally agree with you that Craig Kielburger has inspired thousands in fact i am one of those people that we inspired as well. He made a difference around the world at the age of 12, that amazes me. I totally agree that it doesn't matter how young or small, you can make a difference and impact people's lives in an enormous way.
ReplyDeleteHe has definitely been a great inspiration and very innovative; he made humanitarianism accessible and relevant. Because of him, our entire generation has been educated on such injustice and has the resources to do something about it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I really like your writing style, especially in the opening paragraph.
I totally agree with you, he is a great person to be inspired by! I actually went to one of his conferences when I was in grade 7 before We Day started. It was inspiring to hear is story. It's tragic what happened to that boy trying to fight for rights and freedoms. It's amazing that just at age 12 he was able to make such a difference.
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