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Was Mother Teresa Was Mother Teresa Successful?Successful?

• Died with few Died with few possessions possessions

• Lived a life of Lived a life of povertypoverty

• Not concerned with Not concerned with moneymoney

Her Success Came Through Her Success Came Through ServanthoodServanthood

She once said…She once said…

““It is not how much we do, but It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in that how much love we put in that doing. It is not how much we doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put give, but how much love we put in the giving.”in the giving.”

-She was a servant to humanity -She was a servant to humanity

Her Service Lead to Honors and Her Service Lead to Honors and AwardsAwards

• 44thth to receive honorary US citizenship to receive honorary US citizenship• Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom (the highest US civilian award)(the highest US civilian award)

• Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace Prize• Padmashree Award Padmashree Award (India’s highest award)(India’s highest award)

She Helped and nursed…She Helped and nursed…

– ““Poorest of the poor” in IndiaPoorest of the poor” in India– Countless elderlyCountless elderly– HIV-positive victims HIV-positive victims – The crippledThe crippled– The mentally illThe mentally ill– The unwanted and unlovedThe unwanted and unloved

She Motivated Others Through She Motivated Others Through WordsWords

• Her quotes: Her quotes:

• ““Kind words can be short and easy to Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”

• ““What I do you cannot do; but what you What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us including me, ever do great none of us including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do great love, and together we can do something wonderful.”something wonderful.”

She Was Effective Without Saying She Was Effective Without Saying AnythingAnything

• She lead through exampleShe lead through example

• She once said, “God is a She once said, “God is a friend of silence. See how friend of silence. See how nature- trees, flowers, nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they and the sun, how they more in silence… We more in silence… We need silence to be able to need silence to be able to touch souls.”touch souls.”

How Can We How Can We Measure Her Success?Measure Her Success?

• By the lives she touched and savedBy the lives she touched and saved

• Her ideals and morals Her ideals and morals

• Her faithfulness to God, her calling, Her faithfulness to God, her calling, and all mankindand all mankind

• Her humble tactics left effects on Her humble tactics left effects on societysociety

Why I Respect Mother Why I Respect Mother TeresaTeresa

•For her love for the world For her love for the world

•Her willingness to serveHer willingness to serve

•Her devotion to GodHer devotion to God

•Her acts of kindnessHer acts of kindness

•Her heart for the poorHer heart for the poor

……In My LifeIn My Life

• I want to portray I want to portray these these characteristicscharacteristics– In day to day lifeIn day to day life– While traveling While traveling

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