A Woman Whom I Admire....

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu ­commonly known as Mother Teresa, born 26^th August 1910, is attributed as one of the world’s most inspirational, admired, and respected woman of all time.  From an early age Agnes was tremendously fascinated by the stories of the lives of missionaries, and by the age of 12 she persuaded herself to commit to religious life. Agnes learnt Bengali and taught at the St. Teresa’s School, a schoolhouse not particularly far from her convent in the Himalayan Mountains. It was in that school that Agnes took her vows and became a nun; there she opted for the name Teresa, the Spanish spelling of the patron saint of missionaries, Thérèse de Lisieux.  It was at that moment that Teresa was struck with distress and disturbance by the poverty around her in Calcutta. She believed that god had sent her a message to give herself to the deprived and underprivileged.  The strongest, most heartfelt woman I know is, Mother Teresa.  

Mother Teresa did what other people have only thought about; she gave herself into helping the poor and sick. She is one of the many women in history that have devoted themselves to care for the underprivileged, poor, sick, blind, deaf and disabled. The modern world we live in is a cruel and harsh place filled with a decreasing amount of people like Mother Teresa.  Her devotion has not only recognized my admiration, it has also documented her to winning many prizes, such as the Nobel Peace Prize, it is one of the greatest honours to achieve this prize, let alone many more.  Even after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, she exclaimed discretely that the awarded money go to the poor in Calcutta, here again she is putting others’ needs before hers. My respect, appreciation and admiration are truly dissolved unto Mother Teresa’s work and drive for change in her final last two decades, here she had fallen sick during, and began suffering critical health problems, but nothing would discourage her from fulfilling her mission of helping the poor and deprived. It is the drive to finish what she had started, to keep serving the underprivileged, which makes me respect her.

Saint Mother Teresa, as she was named after her death, was a woman who strived to achieve her goal. Her strength came from the poor, the weak and the deprived; she worked till her death to make the underprivileged’s lives better, she wanted to secure their future, she put their needs in-front of hers. Even when the Pope had offered Mother Teresa his limo, she did what other would only imagine; she sold the luxurious car and gave the money to her charities.  Mother Teresa’s entire life was based around the unfortunate and underprivileged, and as we might think of this as a burden, she thought of it as her duty.

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek the Kingdom of God – the rest will be given. – Mother Teresa. 

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Mother Teresa Wikipedia Biography
Mother Teresa Nobel Prize (How she came to achieve it and why she refused it, ect)
Mother Teresa - A Message from God (Video) and Extended history on her life