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Jan 31, 2004
"There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary." --Deng Ming-Dao
Ordinary Paper Clips
Paper clips. That's what students at a Tennessee middle school class used to honor six million Jews killed in the holocaust. Their goal was one paper clip for each life lost; their initial trickle of paper clips quickly became a torrent, finally exceeding 30 million! An international groundswell of support even brought a World War II-era boxcar to their school grounds to serve as a permanent home for the collection. It's an unforgettable lesson in how few committed children can change the world, one classroom at a time.
BE THE CHANGE
Use an ordinary thing (like paper clips) to make an extra-ordinary statement.
