The Radical Dissent of Helen Keller

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July 16, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering. - Helen Keller - The Radical Dissent of Helen Keller The bronze statue of Helen Keller that sits in the U.S. Capitol shows the blind girl standing at a water pump. It depicts the moment in 1887 when her teacher, Anne Sullivan, spelled "W-A-T-E-R" into one of her 7-year-old pupil's hands while water streamed into the other. This was Keller's awakening, when she made the connection between the word Sullivan spelled and the tangible substance splashing from the pump. Less well known is the fact that when this blind-deaf visionary learned that poor people were more likely to be blind than others, she set off down a pacifist, socialist path that broke the boundaries of her time -- and continues to challenge ours today. { read more } Be The Change In her acceptance speech the Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison shared this profound parable about a wise old woman who is blind. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 10 Keys to Happier Living 11 Amazing Thank You Notes Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings A Guide to Finding Your Passion Mall Shoppers Get a Surprise DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 117,701 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More