Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by pan6467
And I thought I was being cynical the past few days (divorce being final today and all).
It says he had kids help him find the sticks and volunteers to help build it with him (I'm sure many kids helped).
So in a way this did help those kids in major ways in the neighborhood:
It instilled pride of workmanship
It demonstrated teamwork
It accomplished something monumental by actually floating and working
It showed kids that they can achieve anything.....
I am in awe of this man, for his ingenuity and creativity to teach a lesson of achiving your dreams.
Could he have done something "more positive" such as build a habitat for humanity house, serve at a soup kitchen, etc.? Possibly, but the kids who worked on that boat will forever have that adventure and lesson instilled in them and they may pass on that experience by doing something with their neighborhood kids and so on and so on.....
Each of us affects the world in different ways, this was his.... allow him the dignity and acknowledgement of achieving and teaching some kids something very special.
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Very well stated, he could have easily just inspired the next humanitarians....
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