一個讓我非常感動的網站---Humans of New York

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork
Humans of New York, HONY

不知道什麽時候開始關注這個網頁的，Humans of New York，那個網頁的主人隨性采訪紐約的街頭。從小小孩子的滑稽照片，到老人充滿睿智的話語；從苦悶的學生，到驕傲的父親；從成功的律師商人，到無家可歸的流浪漢，這個采訪者總是有那個能力采擷到精彩的故事片斷，發人深省，或會心一笑。每次上班很累的時候，會看看這個網站，得到一些溫暖和鼓勵。

"My wife has been teaching me to express my emotions. She's even got me being romantic. We walk to the park. We lay down a little blanket. We make a little picnic. We have a little chit chat."

這是一個在城市的鋼筋水泥裏辛苦工作的的男人，但是他會陪著自己的妻子去公園，躺在毯子上野餐，然後細細私語。那種反差，體現出一種質樸的愛.

"I want to be a doctor, but I can't pay tuition at the moment because I support my parents back in Egypt. But in six months, I will have my license to work for a car service, which should give me enough money to also go to school."
這個帖子也很讓我感動，一個陽光的青年，和我們平時在街角商店看到的許多青年一樣，心裏承載著這樣的責任和夢想。更讓我感動的是下麵的這個跟貼：
I'm Egyptian. I can support your parents here and you go make your dream come true. Believe me, I'm the one in need to do so not you. Connect with me through facebook please to see if that could work. Admin if you know how to reach him as well Humans of New York ??

 

 

"Who's influenced you the most in your life?"
"My principal, Ms. Lopez."
"How has she influenced you?"
"When we get in trouble, she doesn't suspend us. She calls us to her office and explains to us how society was built down around us. And she tells us that each time somebody fails out of school, a new jail cell gets built. And one time she made every student stand up, one at a time, and she told each one of us that we matter."
這個孩子所在的區是紐約最危險的居民區之一，孩子們沒有機會得到更好的教育機會，而那個Ms Lopez，卻堅持工作在這樣的地方，給孩子們帶來一點安全和希望。

這個帖子引起了巨大的反響，在人們的要求下，HONY找到了這位傑出勇敢的校長。許多花被送到了學校，感謝致敬她的勇氣和堅毅。這是她在老師工作會議上的發言記錄，她的楷模精神，鼓勵著許多老師留下來和她繼續一起奮鬥。
It's hard, it's hard, it's hard. And it's OK for you to feel like you want to give up. You can quit anytime you want, and I will pick up the phone and recommend you for a new job, because every one of you could succeed anywhere. But these kids need you. Our girls don't feel honored and respected. Our boys are being recruited into gangs. Your classrooms may be the one place they feel safe and respected. If we give up, there is nobody else.

因為這個帖子，這個備受經費困擾的學校，在幾天之內得到三十多萬的捐款，他們將這筆款項用於給每個孩子去一次哈佛參觀學習的機會，讓他們看到，在這個充滿毒品和暴力的貧窮區之外，還有希望，還有美好的生活等著他們去開發。

HONY網頁的Brandon，自己也沒想到，他隨手一張照片，會給整整一個學區的孩子們帶來這樣的變化，而在那些孩子裏麵，我相信一定會有人作出更多善良美好的事情。

 

[qqhme]

平凡人的背後有著不簡單的故事。

[cloudhk]

正能量!

[acme]

令人動容。看到校長答應給去別處求職的老師寫推薦信，我感動的哭了。這是多麽慈悲的胸懷

[哈琦]

謝謝分享。世界因為這一點一滴的愛變的美麗。

[誠信]

Thanks for sharing. Well organized.

[北鶴]

非常好的分享，謝謝！

[28年華]

一個好的教育者，會改變一群人的人生，為我們的教師喝彩！

[ljwxc01]

感謝分享，平常的人和事，卻讓人倍感溫暖和感動。