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Mar 25, 2006
"Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve." --Robert Lewin
A Pen Pal for Peace
In the early 80s when America was still in the grip of the Cold War a ten-year-old girl named Samantha Smith wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the new leader of the Soviet Union: “Dear Mr. Andropov,” she wrote, “I have been worrying about Russia and the United States getting into a nuclear war. Are you going to have a war or not? If you aren't, please tell me how you are going to help not have a war...” A few months later she received a warm personal note from Andropov and an invitation to visit his country. Overnight Samantha became a symbol of peace for two nations. After her highly publicized trip to the Soviet Union, she spoke at world forums, wrote a book about her journey and even interviewed presidential candidates before her untimely death in 1985. More than twenty years later her message of peace continues to shine.
BE THE CHANGE
The next time you find yourself worrying about a world problem, write a letter from the heart to someone involved in trying to solve it.
