Augustina Martinez, who was a healer. This profile meant a lot to me because she is very humble about her ability to heal people. She does it out of wanting to help people and not as a way to gain leverage or money. I like that she also strove to clarify that she does not believe herself to be a "bruja", which I interpreted as a witch, "See, I work on the side of God. I'm a Catholic. I don't believe in witches. I hate them, because they make people crippled and blind". I think if more people were able to fully utilize their gifts in a way for the betterment of people the world wouldn't be filled with as much hate and intolerance. Furthermore, I really liked the end where she acknowledged that she felt this was her purpose in life.
The second profile that impacted me a lot was Father Louis H. Greving who was the Builder, Grotto of the Redemption. My favorite quotation from this profile is, "This grotto represents such devotion and such careful artistic workmanship. It's a fulfillment of a promise". That just resonates with me because I feel like this is the point in my life where I am really discovering the principles that I stand for and also what it is that I see being my purpose in life. I think its awesome that he found his purpose in something that he couldn't complete on his own and realized that sometimes we are a part of a larger picture.
it was interesting that she felt she had to clarify herself. I never thought of her as a witch, but apparently, some people do if she thinks it’s so important to clarify.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the idea of helping others with your special abilities. I think the world would be a better place if this was widely practiced.
ReplyDeletei agree with you, we all need to start watching out for one another rather than just watching our own back. also, we all need to find our purpose in life and strive for our dreams like there is no tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI think you have a good point and that people should take care of one another. Helping people is very important.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, helping each other can make the world better and each person have different abilities.
ReplyDeletei agree with you when you say that we should do something to help others because we want not because it would benefit us
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