Saturday, October 9, 2010

Joshua's Heart

You know how we look at poor children on television from other countries and our heart melts and even hurts to the point of giving or just turning the station because it can be too intense? Well a 5 year old boy saw one of these programs and asked his mother if they could feed one of the children because they had no food. After some time Joshua wanted to feed all of them and couldn't understand why they were so many hungry children. He also saw a homeless man and wanted to feed him. Soon after, Joshua decided to start feeding people, to the point of being a President of his own organization that feeds the hungry. He is now nine years old and feeding an even bigger population with more outside support.
MSNBC presented a special on Joshua called "the 9 year old philanthropist who bares an old soul." His foundation has so far fed 7,ooo people. You can see the video here (wait a few seconds for the video to load) and you can see his foundation here. I am so impressed with this little boy. It doesn't matter how young you are to care for others. It also shows what one is capable of when they act on their passions. Now I feel if he could do it I can do it also. As I am in the middle of starting my own Foundation soon, I am so motivated by Joshua's Heart.

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