People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not

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October 21, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe - People Helped You Whether You Knew It Or Not William Weaver, currently the chief of surgery at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center in North Carolina, doesn't remember a single day in high school "that a teacher didn't tell him that he didn't belong." This was in Knoxville, Tennessee, where in 1964, he was one of 14 black students integrating the all-white West High School. He remembers his test papers being unfairly snatched from him so he got poor grades initially, never being acknowledged for his accomplishments by his school, and eventually, starting to think, something was wrong with him. How, then, in the face of racism and adversity, did Weaver stay motivated, graduate from college, and go on to become a successful doctor? This article shines light on Weaver's journey, and the mentor who cheered him on, visibly and invisibly, from the sidelines. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on how you have been the beneficiary of someone else's act of kindness. If you are inspired, do something kind for someone anonymously. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose Two Words That Can Change a Life A Yuletide Gift of Kindness 5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier Teen Creates App So Bullied Kids Never Have to Eat Alone Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year What Generous People's Brains Do Differently Perseverance is Willingness, Not Will DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,802 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More