In the rush of everyday\nlife, we often forget to celebrate the little (or big) things that people do. Crises,\nrefugees, terrorism are always the three words kept in mind when we look at the\nactual situation of the world. This one side of the story is always emphasized in\npolitical, social and communicative spheres\u2014but not today. Today, I will\ncelebrate other people talents and strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018\u2019Impression, Sunrise\u2019\u2019<\/strong> The\nmoment I entered the center I felt a warm welcoming from the team working\nthere. Afterwards, we were walking towards the activity room in order to\nprepare all the necessarily logistics. Meanwhile, a part of the volunteers went\nto gather the youth. Initially they were coming one by one and in the end more of\nthem decided to join. What I could feel from the beginning of the activity was\ntheir joy when interacting with us. For the first part of our educational\nactivity they were a little bit shy, but with the time they started to open\nthemselves and socialize. \u201cTo understand the\nheart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at\nwhat he aspires to.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One\nperson of the youth dragged my attention when he tried to interact by asking\nwhat I study. After giving a short and respectful reply he started to open up\nand tell me about his passion for medicine and math. Afterwards, he engaged\neven more in the conversation by describing me the way he wants to build up his\nfuture and how our activities help him relax and express himself. Hearing all\nof this, made me feel so blessed to be able to be part of SB Overseas team, and\nin the same time I was highly surprised with the intelligence and perseverance\nof this young boy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After\nhaving this pleasant discussion, I was focusing my attention on the paintings\nthat each of the youth was making. Surprisingly, all of them had a drop of\ntalent for this activity. It was fascinating to analyze how they express their\nemotions through art. Moreover, their level of concentration was almost 100%\nwhich is highly unusual for a group of teenagers, all of them boys. At that moment\nI could clearly see their determination to pursue education and connect with\nthe broader world highlights, the persistence, intellect and tenacity shared by\nmany youths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To sum up this story\nof our activity, I would like to remind our readers one of the quotes of my\nfavorite Lebanese writer- Kahlil Gibran, which says the following: Written by SB Overseas volunteer\nDiana-Alexandra Andrei <\/em><\/p>",
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\nThis is the metaphor I would use in order to describe the activity in which we\nall engaged with the well-known fine arts in one of our workshops: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\u201cTo understand the heart and mind of a\nperson, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires\nto.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n