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Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Jane Addams Story.
Life Lesson #41 – Make Love Visible.
On August 5, 1981, a very special girl was born, and her parents named her Rachel Joy Scott. Everyone could see that Rachel was a kind, considerate, and all around sweet girl who always wanted to make people around her smile. She also played the piano really well, and enjoyed that very much.
When she was still very young, Rachel started keeping diaries. In her diaries, she wrote all about how and why she believed in God, and about how she thought people should treat each other with kindness. She was only thirteen years old when she drew an outline of her hands and wrote, “These hands belong to Rachel Joy Scott, and will someday touch millions of peoples’ hearts.” She also said, quote: “I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go.”
Rachel always talked about kindness, and when she saw other kids being ignored or being teased, she would always try to become their friend and HELP them to not feel so sad.
In 1999, Rachel was killed at Columbine High School in Colorado by two tragically misguided young men, who themselves had been victims of bullying. But because her kindness and her love for others was so strong, she continues to be a HERO for millions of people, today.
Her father and the rest of her family talk to students in schools about how people should treat each other. They ask students to take “Rachel’s Challenge,” and to start right away deciding to HELP other people and treat them with kindness. You can learn all about Rachel Joy Scott, and about Rachel’s Challenge on the internet at www.RachelsChallenge.org.
Yes, beginning from the time she was just a little girl, Rachel Scott was indeed a very special HERO.
– Jim Lord