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I will do great injustice for not publishing this speech I created while standing there in my recent toastmasters’ meeting. The speech is called "Find a reason to care" after re-correcting some errors I made.

General Washington was well-known for winning the fight against the British in the 18th Century. However, there were times the army were struggling.

In 19 Dec 1777, a few thousand men that were ill-equipped and low supplies were facing a prospect of a bitter winter,and a dark road ahead at Valley Forge. They could have chose to go home and forget about the war for freedom. However,they didn’t. Washington sent a former Prussian officer, Baron, to lead the group.

They bore the brunt of winter without warm clothes and they didn’t just survive. They took the time to become better soldiers and in July 1878, the Washington army began sweeping the British army away from there and won the war for freedom later down the road.

(details from The 17 indisputable laws of teamwork)

17 May 1830, Gandhi saw the actions for his stand completed. To start off "protesting" against the ridiculous salt laws the British imposed, he started marching towards the sea, before dipping in the water many weeks after. He then picked up the salt swept in by the sea and has broken the law of not buying expensive salt from the government. That triggered fellow believers to march towards the salt stockade. By being brave not to resist when the law enforcers hit them,saw the European committee morally defeated and showed the world India is ready for independence.

Now audience, you must be wondering why I’m sharing all this. Well, for your awareness, there are 854 million people about this moment who are going hungry while we are eating nice food. Today’s cities are filled with up to 100 million street children and UN revealed in 2006, that more than 200 hundred million children worldwide are sexually abused and almost 300 hundred million children have witnessed domestic violence.

Tsunamis,earthquakes, natural disasters had also seen the world’s sorrows pouring out on prime time news every day.

Sad world,isn’t it?

For one thing, we could actually do something about it. Small actions like what I do to go round collecting unsold bread to send to nursing homes makes a difference.

911 saw the largest support group come together to give support to the loved ones left behind and what does it takes??

A reason to care.

I end here by sharing about Mother Teresa. In 1996, she was operating 517 missionaries across more than 100 hundred countries. And you know what? She couldn’t have done it on her own. It was the people who found the same reason to care as she did. And they are all humans like us. So find a reason to care and reach out to the world to make a difference for yourself.

Love,

HM