An Incredible Love for Others During World War 2
Look at this lady - Let us never forget!
Irena Sendler, died 12 May 2008 (aged 98) in Warsaw, Poland.
Look at this lady - Let us never forget!
Irena Sendler, died 12 May 2008 (aged 98) in Warsaw, Poland.
The world hasn't just become
wicked...it's always been wicked.The Pulitzer Prize doesn't always go to the most deserving.
During World War 2, Irena, got
permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a plumbing and sewer specialist.
She had an 'ulterior motive'.
Because she was German, she KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews.
Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and, for larger kids, she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack.
She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.
The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids and infants noises.
During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children.
As time went on, she was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely.
Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.
After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family.
Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
She had an 'ulterior motive'.
Because she was German, she KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews.
Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried and, for larger kids, she carried in the back of her truck a burlap sack.
She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto.
The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids and infants noises.
During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children.
As time went on, she was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely.
Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard.
After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family.
Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.
Last year Irena was up for the Nobel
Peace Prize.
She was not selected.
She was not selected.
It’s sometimes sad when a person such
as Irene doesn’t receive worldwide recognition. A story like this should serve
as a good reminder that what we do for others may never be recognized by others
but we should always have the heart for people to do it anyways.
What have you done with your life to
help other people? If you were in the same situation, would you have done the
same? Would you have the courage? Sometimes, because of the times and
circumstances, it may hard to do the principles that you REALLY believe in the trick
is…DOING and FOLLOWING the values that you believe.
Find time each day to do something to
help others…whether it is in a small or big way. It will help give you a
healthier sense of fulfillment and gratification in your life.
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Author: Unknown
Picture Courtesy of Bob Kirchman
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