Annette Sidon

<p>Picture a little girl walking home from school with her girlfriends. &nbsp;The sound of 10 year old giggles could be heard for blocks. &nbsp;Suddenly, one becomes silent as she sees a small bird on the ground with one wing stretched out to the side. &nbsp;Not far from her house she convinces her friends to stand watch while she runs home to get a box and towel. &nbsp;</p> <p>She returns in a flash, thanks her friends for standing watch and lovingly places the bird on the towel she had carefully made into a bed inside the box. &nbsp;Her mother complains of diseases the bird may be carrying and tells the bird cannot be in the house. &nbsp;In protest, the little girl builds a home for the bird with shoe boxes and pieces of kindling she gathers from the stockpile on the balcony. &nbsp;</p> <p>For weeks she tends to this little bird, changing the bedding, providing small containers of water and food she knew her parakeet wouldn't mind sharing. &nbsp;The injured wing healed and was soon tight against the bird's body. &nbsp;In anticipation she sat on the balcony encouraging the bird to fly. &nbsp;Suddenly, the little bird popped out of the house she had built and took flight. &nbsp;</p> <p>45 years later, she finds a new born sparrow she names Mr. Peepers. Lovingly she nurses the baby bird all night by feeding it with an eyedropper filled with crushed dry dog food and water. &nbsp;The next day she drives 30 miles to the wild bird sanctuary and is filled with joy when told Mr. Peepers will be just fine.</p> <p>I don't live my life focused on how much stuff I can accumulate or to become popular. &nbsp;If I listened to the good opinion of others I would have accomplished little, if anything, in my life. With a childlike heart I find joy in helping the helpless, exploring new ideas, creating things and loving the wondrous world I live in. &nbsp;</p> <p>I see what can be more often than what is. The end of my institutional education was merely the beginning of my quest for knowledge and search for the truth. I believe the only way things change is when one person steps forth &nbsp;to make a difference in the life of another. The smallest act of kindness can change someone's day. &nbsp;</p>

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