By Jackie Will.
My 7 year old son sent Senator Obama a letter and got a reply more>> wonderful than we both could have imagined. I hope you all will>> read it tonight to your children, grandchildren, sisters,>> brothers, friends and foes.>>>> I am going to frame it and hang it in our home even with the French>> fries stains (from my son, not Senator Obama - smile). It looks>> like he really signed it. It's going to be a family treasure.>>>> Here's what it said in part...>>>> "I hope you always remember to seize every opportunity to make the>> world better. Now, making the world better is not always easy, and>> you will probably find in your life that it is more comfortable to>> ignore injustices that don't affect you directly. Don't take that>> comfortable road. Challenge yourself to make a difference.>>>> If you don't already know what it means, I want you to look up the>> word "empathy" in the dictionary. I believe we don't have enough>> empathy in our world today, and it is up to your generation to>> change that.>>>> I leave you with three bits of advice that will make your life more>> fufilling: Look out for other people, even when it does not>> directly benefit you; strive to make a difference everywhere you>> go; and get back up every time you are knocked down."
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