Mike and Kevin, as I am sitting on an airplane trying to get some sleep, a few thoughts came to mind...
In what is always a sad time for me, I now realize sitting on an airplane that I will not see for some time -- or ever -- the eyes of those children.
Nothing breaks my heart more then the child I handed candy to at Little Hearts. That child was so helpless, and the image I have engrained in my head shall forever serve a reminder of what duty, humanity, and compassion calls from me. That image and many others from the past 2 weeks haunt me with guilt, but at the same time inspires me to do something more.
I wish we could have brought them all home with us.
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To that end,
I just wanted to thank you both for your help this past 2 weeks. Your energy, drive, and passion as Rotarians and my friends was truly awesome and invaluable.
Words cannot express how grateful I am to be an American, an Indian, and a Rotarian today. It is because of you gentlemen that I am proud to be all three.
I consider myself privileged to have served along side with you in what we did these past two weeks. Many of these children saw from you hope, compassion, and dedication that I can only pray will give them the motivation to survive the insurmountable odds in their futures.
I hope through all the communication we have done this project can become as important as our Bryan's house efforts have been but on the international front. As you know, there is much to do and much more help needed. I say that whether we look to help in India, Mexico, S. America, or other places in Africa and Asia.
To that end I hope we can dedicate others to the cause as well in the coming year.
It only takes 1 person, 1 passion, 1 vision, and hard work to get things going... You both did that with no reservation over the past 2 weeks.
My sincerest thanks to you as your friend, colleague, and fellow Rotarian. I hope your lives are as changed and touched as mine is today.
Raj Narayanan
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Brother Morath,
You are my hero. With so much suffering in the world, we often forget the tremendous impact that a few people can have on the lives of the unfortunate.
You are an Alpha Man in its truest sense. "First of All, Servants of All..."
Fraternally Yours,
Brother U. Allen
出遊不拘名勝，有景就是好的..................................................................
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