"A life not lived for others is not a life." Mother Teresa has made this sentence reality, and has proven that one person can make a difference for many. Her life was dedicated to all people in need. She has helped the sick, dying, and poor with all her might and strength. A good, hard working, caring, giving, brave person is a hero. Mother Teresa has all these qualities. If you dedicated your life to and for others, you would be a great hero and roll model to millions. As you learn more about Mother Teresa's life history, problems and struggles, accomplishments and contributions, you will be able to see that she really is a true hero.
A Chronological Account of Mother Teresa's Life
Anjezё Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, was born in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia on the 26 of August, 1910. The next day she was baptized into the Catholic church. She lived in an Albanian family of seven, her parents Nikollё and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, and her four other siblings. Her family of seven soon turned into four when her father and two of her siblings died, which left her, her mom, and her other two siblings. The two siblings that lived were Aga and Lazar, her sister and brother. When Mother Teresa was 18 she traveled to Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto, and changed her name to Teresa after Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. A little over a month later, she went to Calcutta, India to be a teacher in the order's school. She finally arrived in India in 1929. Mother Teresa worked at the school for nearly twenty years! She was appointed school principal in 1944.
While she worked in Calcutta, She was very disturbed by all the poverty around her. She got permission to leave the school she worked at in 1948, so she could start her great works o...
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...all", or inspiration in 1946, to leave the convent school to commit herself to caring for the sick and poor. So, Mother Teresa then went to life on the streets to start helping those in need. Even though these are good answers, we will never completely know why she has chosen this amazing and interesting life style.
As you can see, Mother Teresa was no normal woman. She was a hero. We can learn from her interesting life and try to become a better person. You've learned about her life and the things she felt. You now know about her struggles and how life for a hero isn't easy. You have also learned about things she accomplished, along with the many things she contributed. But this woman's life can never be completely told , no matter how many tens of thousands papers there are, for one simple reason; a true hero's life is too great to be told on a piece of paper.
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