Mother to us all

Everyone has someone who inspires them. For many people this person is Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa is considered to be one of the most inspirational people in the 20th century. She opened hundreds of missions, won numerous awards, and devoted her life to helping others. During the 20th century Mother Teresa was most known and remembered for her work with the poor and the homeless.

Mother Teresa wasn’t always her name. She was born as Anges Gonxna Bujaxhiu on August 27 1910 (Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 98). She was born in the city Skopje, which then was apart of the ottoman empire but is now Yugoslavia (Mother Teresa 1910-1997,98). Her father Nikola was a contractor, her mother Dranafile took care of the home, and was deeply rooted in her faith(Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 98). Anges was the youngest of three; her sister Age, and her brother Lamar.(Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 99)

She didn’t have a normal childhood. By the time Anges was 9 her father passed leaving them with nothing but their possessions(Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 99). This tragedy in her life seemed to only strengthened her and her family’s faith helping her be so involved with the church. As a child Anges often helped distribute clothes, and food to the needy(Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 100). She belonged to a catholic women’s organization where she developed an interest in missionary work(Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 100). However, still being a young girl she couldn’t bring herself to leave her home and family behind, to become a nun so she waited.

She could only contain her dream for so long. At eighteen she decided to leave and become a nun(Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 100). When her mother heard the news she locked herself in her room for 24 hrs, because she couldn’t bear the th...

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...resa 1910-1997, 109) Throughout her life she won numerous awards, helped thousands of people, and opened hundreds of missions (Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 109). She continued to help others, living by these words “Let every action of mine, be something beautiful for God” (Mother Teresa 1910-1997, 109).

Many factors influenced the way Mother Teresa lived her life. Teresa lived a childhood that was deeply rooted in faith. This faith lead her to join church groups and distribute materials to the needy at a very young age. Slowly she began her life as a nun and taught many to do the same. Her faith only grew stronger as she aged and lead her to start her own order. She went on to win many major awards. Her work touched the lives of thousands of people through her many missions. Mother Teresa was nothing short of a saint, her messages and lessons will be cherished forever.