Gifting Art

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September 6, 2011 a project of CharityFocus Be yourself. The world worships the original. - Ingrid Bergman - Gifting Art A controversial statue led conversations.org founder Richard Whittaker to an unusual artist, Fredric Fierstein. The art piece itself was inspired from a place far off the beaten track. In Fredric's words: "When I've gotten out of the cities I've met people of the earth, I call them. They're not the kind of people you meet in the cities who are trying to hustle you. My guide, who spoke Thai and a few dialects, couldn't speak with this guy. That's how far out he was. I did find out from him, by sign language, that he was my age at that, which was so great! I had, I don't know if you'd call it a revelation, I realized that guy could have been me and I could have been him. It's so incredible." A rich dialogue follows. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on a radically different and meaningful experience you've had -- does it inspire your own creativity? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Miracle Birth When a Homeless Man Used Twitter See Yourself in Six Billion Others 8 Things That Are Better Than Free DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 108,870 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More