"I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same." - Rachel Scott
Today I learned about a girl with this dream. This one girl who started a chain reaction of kindness.
She was the first victim out of 13 who lost their lives at the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999. From that day on, Rachel's Story impacted the world.
She was a girl who loved to write, two months before she died, she wrote an essay called "My Ethics, My Codes of Life". She was projected as a kind hearted soul who cared for everyone most importantly she was a friend to everyone. She wanted to make a difference in the world because she knew that she didn't have a long time to make it happen. She was the one who sat with the new kid, or who stood up for the bullied, and who loved the unloved.
As i listened to her story, I stood up for her, and took Rachel's Challenge:
I encourage you to read about her if you haven't heard her story. www.racheljoyscott.com and take the challenge.
Second thoughts:
This is a picture that Rachel drew outside the school doors when she got shot:
The speaker told us, that it was weird to see thirteen tears... when that day, thirteen people would lose their lives. Thirteen tears, that turn into blood droplets on the rose.
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