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Impact of One Selfless Act

In 2015, nine-year-old Marlee Pack was informed that she was suffering from alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of soft tissue cancer. Marlee was forced to miss a lot of school due to her treatment, which involved weeks of gruelling chemotherapy. When the time came for Marlee to return to class at Meridian Elementary School in Broomfield, Colorado, she felt worried about being the only one with a shaved head. That’s when her friend Cameron McLaughlin decided to shave her head in solidarity with her close pal. 80 students and some teachers from the school followed suit, all shaving their heads in support of Marlee at a school event called “Be Bold, Be Brave, Go Bald”. The event raised more than $25,000 (£19,000] for St Baldrick’s Foundation, a childhood cancer research organisation. “I didn’t think that many people would shave their heads, but I feel good about going back to school and not being the only bald one,’ Marlee voiced out, her face beaming with so much brightness.Sometimes it takes just a thoughtful and selfless act to ignite a chain reaction of positive things. Dare to brighten someone’s day. Dare to be different, in a kind way albeit.

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Unwavering Resolve to Stay Kind even in not so kind Situations

As Mohammed Basha walked through the parking lot, all he could think about was the dire diagnosis he had handed his patient Jimmy: pancreatic cancer. Just then, he noticed an elderly gentleman handing tools to someone working under his stalled car. That someone was Jimmy. “Jimmy, what are you doing?” Dr Basha yelled out. Jimmy dusted off his pants. “My cancer didn’t tell me not to help others, Doc,” he said, before waving at the old man to start the car. The engine roared to life. The old man thanked Jimmy and drove off. Then Jimmy got into his car and took off as well. Take-home message: Kindness has no limits and no restrictions. Being kind does mean one has it all figured out, or has no problems of their own. It only demonstrates a strong wealth of empathy and thoughtfulness.

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Extending a Kind Hand to Someone in Need

Two friends went to lunch together one bright Friday afternoon. While enjoying the sweet meal served to them, they picked a hint of distress on the face of the waitress who attended to them. So they asked how she was doing. She said she was fine at first, but after some persuasion, she voiced out that she was a single mom and didn’t have the money to cover her electric bill due that day.One of them asked how much she owed. They relayed their sympathies to her and went back to eating lunch. However, it appeared both felt God tugging at their hearts to help her. One of them left the restaurant in a rather hasty manner, suggestive of one running to go catch up with something very important. The friend that stayed behind spoke to the manager concerning the waitress.The manager said she was a hard-working, honest person and he would allow her to take a break so she could go and pay her electric bill. On return of the other friend who had earlier dashed out, the two friends gave her the money, her face was priceless. She couldn’t help but glaringly express how grateful she was, as tears welled up in her eyes. This display of kindness and concern for the well being of another doused the whole atmosphere there, with packets of renewed hope in humanity. As everyone who witnessed this, had their day made. I hope this story inspires us to be an answer to someone’s prayer.

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Why did James choose a poor childhood partner as a bodyguard instead of hiring a professional bodyguard?

LeBron James, as the first person in the active NBA league, James can be said to be the guarantee of NBA ratings. At the same time, James is also the most commercial value and traffic in the NBA. Therefore, for players at the level of James, it is a very basic matter to have bodyguards. However, compared to the professional bodyguards brought by other stars when going out, James’s bodyguard is his childhood partner. Yago, you must know that Thiago is not a bodyguard and has no professional quality, but James still chooses him, so why is this? LeBron James’ tragic childhood LeBron James was born in a house on Walnut Street in Akron, Ohio in 1984, when his mother, Gloria James, was only 16 years old and a sophomore in high school. James’ father also left early because he was afraid of admitting responsibility, and he never showed up again. Not long after giving birth to LeBron, Gloria went back to school to complete her studies. Her mother and grandmother took care of LeBron. The three women took the children with them, but they managed to get by. It’s a pity that the good times didn’t last long, and the unfortunate death of Gloria’s grandmother made the family even more difficult! The bigger misfortune came when LeBron Jr. was three years old. His grandmother died of a heart attack on Christmas Day in 1987. The instant loss of all support obviously gave Gloria, who was not yet 20 years old, it feels like the sky is falling apart. The death of his mother and grandmother put all the burden of caring on James on young Gloria. She took on several jobs and wanted to make little James live as happy a life as his peers with her own efforts. But it backfired, because the old house was razed to the ground after repeated warnings from the local government because of the inability to pay for the repairs of the house’s overall water and electricity. Since then, James’ life has been very turbulent. After living in one place for a few months, he had to move with Gloria somewhere else. In the spring of 1993, she even moved with LeBron Jr. five times in just three months. The most painful thing for little James is that it is difficult to make new friends. Whenever he has just adjusted to a new school and met a few friends who can chat, he has to follow his mother to the next place for a new residence. Thiago helped and became good friends with James Although little James is very sensible and strong, his poverty and the turbulent life still had a great impact on him, and he began to become reticent and lonely. As a former childhood friend, Thiago can be said to be James’s elder brother. At that time, James was often taken by his mother to move because of his livelihood. He was bullied by many local children, and the appearance of Thiago made James feel warm. For the older ones, Thiago often stood up to protect James when James was bullied, which also made the two of them feel good. The friendship grew stronger and stronger, but James’s move again later caused the two to lose contact. After that, James became the nation’s number one high school student with his outstanding talents and hard training and was elected champion, while the older brother Tiago was impoverished because of business failure. It can be said that the lives of the two have changed a lot after they grow up. One is illuminated by the halo, the other suffers from a livelihood, but even then Tiago is also Did not seek any help from James, or James’ mother told James about Thiago. After knowing what happened to Big Brother, James immediately reached out to help not only to help Thiago repay the debt, but also Tiago was also invited to serve as his bodyguard, and Tiago can be seen to accompany him in any journey of James since then. It can be said that James chose Thiago as his bodyguard instead of hiring professional-level bodyguards more out of gratitude. When he was a child, Thiago’s protection made James avoided bullying and felt warm. Therefore, James is also very grateful to provide Thiago with a million-dollar bodyguard treatment. Moreover, Thiago is not as professional as other bodyguards, but Thiago is capable The kind of bodyguard who worked hard for James is even more commendable, and in terms of loyalty, Thiago is completely better than others. This is not only because of James’s gratitude to Thiago, but also because of this. A kind of trust in a big brother who protects himself.

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