Comments on: Discussion Question 3 for Strength in What Remains http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/21/discussion-question-3-for-strength-in-what-remains/ The PTPI Blog aims to provide a place to share our members' stories. They inspire us and they will inspire others. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:39:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: K.R. SAROJA http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/21/discussion-question-3-for-strength-in-what-remains/comment-page-1/#comment-24864 K.R. SAROJA Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:12:27 +0000 http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=636#comment-24864 I agree. This is a difficult question to answer. Having said that I can identify a few more great people in the world who came out as better humans in the midst of suffering, may not be exact as of Deo's. The people come to my mind right away are Mandella and Mahatma Gandhi. I am sure there are other people in the history. I have lived through difficult times/discrimination because I was not born to a right caste, did not have right color and did not belong to the right gender etc and etc. and I understand Deo's situation well. If I were to be at New York Airport at the time without any doubt I would have helped him through. I Came to USA by myself and I know the feeling being all alone in a foreign country. I had the advantage of language- I spoke English and Deo did not. He was in a worse situation, he was a refugee. Since my coming here I have provided basic help/information for the people who have come to USA for the first time independent of their origin.That has given me lot of peace and has helped to heal myself. I admire Sharon's courage and persistence. I admire Nancy and Charlie who took Deo in, and Paul Farmer who helped Deo to do what he wanted to do with his life. I agree. This is a difficult question to answer. Having said that I can identify a few more great people in the world who came out as better humans in the midst of suffering, may not be exact as of Deo’s. The people come to my mind right away are Mandella and Mahatma Gandhi. I am sure there are other people in the history. I have lived through difficult times/discrimination because I was not born to a right caste, did not have right color and did not belong to the right gender etc and etc. and I understand Deo’s situation well. If I were to be at New York Airport at the time without any doubt I would have helped him through. I Came to USA by myself and I know the feeling being all alone in a foreign country. I had the advantage of language- I spoke English and Deo did not. He was in a worse situation, he was a refugee. Since my coming here I have provided basic help/information for the people who have come to USA for the first time independent of their origin.That has given me lot of peace and has helped to heal myself. I admire Sharon’s courage and persistence. I admire Nancy and Charlie who took Deo in, and Paul Farmer who helped Deo to do what he wanted to do with his life.

]]> By: Paige Leitnaker (staff) http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/01/21/discussion-question-3-for-strength-in-what-remains/comment-page-1/#comment-24818 Paige Leitnaker (staff) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:38:59 +0000 http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=636#comment-24818 The author of Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder, posts about Partners in Heath & their work in Haiti on The New Yorker's blog. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/01/dr-louise-ivers-partners-in-health.html The author of Strength in What Remains, Tracy Kidder, posts about Partners in Heath & their work in Haiti on The New Yorker’s blog.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/01/dr-louise-ivers-partners-in-health.html

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