Perhaps there has been no...
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Perhaps there has been no more worthy recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize than Mother Teresa of India. This nun, originally from Europe, but having spent her most notable years of work among the poor of India, has now become a world figure. Her efforts might be described most briefly as helping the living stay alive, and helping the dying, die with some dignity. While her work is not front page news the world has taken note and a few years ago the Nobel Committee voted her their peace prize.
It is their custom to hold a large formal dinner for the prize winners and many dignitaries. When the good Mother Superior learned such a dinner would cost around $10,000, she protested: "Do you know how many poor people in India that money would feed?" The committee recognized such a dinner for her would be entirely opposed to the reasons for which they granted her the prize. The dinner was cancelled and the money donated to her work in India.
"He who humbles himself will be exalted."
It is their custom to hold a large formal dinner for the prize winners and many dignitaries. When the good Mother Superior learned such a dinner would cost around $10,000, she protested: "Do you know how many poor people in India that money would feed?" The committee recognized such a dinner for her would be entirely opposed to the reasons for which they granted her the prize. The dinner was cancelled and the money donated to her work in India.
"He who humbles himself will be exalted."
