In July, 1942, Anne Frank’s parents received a summons from the Nazi’s to report to a labor camp. Instead, they went to a secret annex to hide from Nazi’s. Thirteen year old Anne Frank remained there until her arrest on August 4, 1944, deported and eventually killed. Anne Frank maintained a diary while in the secret annex. The following excerpt is taken from Anne Frank’s diary.
“It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” ~ Anne Frank,
NOTE: It takes an immense amount of courage to hold fast to the notion of the basic goodness in human beings when we read of war, pedophilia, bigotry, violence against anyone who is different. Yet, if we look hard enough it is there. There are countless number of selfless kind acts committed each day. Each time we commit a selfless kind act we renew our faith that good will triumph over evil. That love will win. Never quit doing good. Never stop believing that love will win.