Thursday, February 2, 2012

Renoir


In Renoir's later years, he painted from a wheelchair, with his paints in his lap. His arthritis was so painful and deforming that he wrapped his hands in bandages, then wedged the paintbrush into the claw of his fingers in order to paint. He did not let his handicap stop him from creating some of the most beautiful art ever painted.

Martin Luther King, Jr.


Although Martin Luther King, Jr. was hated and attracted an angry mob to his home, and had already taken damage to his home from angrily-thrown bricks, he bravely approached the angry gathering and spoke to them with kindness, inspiring many of them to support him.

Lighting Hope on Hanukkah