Whitney Daniel Power Point Presentation CSCI 1100 MW 12:00 Dr. Payne

Was Mother Teresa Successful? Died with few possessions Died with few possessions Lived a life of poverty Lived a life of poverty Not concerned with money Not concerned with money

Her Success Came Through Servanthood She once said… “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in that doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.” -She was a servant to humanity

Her Service Lead to Honors and Awards 4 th to receive honorary US citizenship 4 th to receive honorary US citizenship Medal of Freedom (the highest US civilian award) Medal of Freedom (the highest US civilian award) Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize Padmashree Award (India’s highest award) Padmashree Award (India’s highest award)

She Helped and nursed… –“–“–“–“Poorest of the poor” in India –C–C–C–Countless elderly –H–H–H–HIV-positive victims –T–T–T–The crippled –T–T–T–The mentally ill –T–T–T–The unwanted and unloved

She Motivated Others Through Words Her quotes: Her quotes: “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” “What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.” “What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.”

She Was Effective Without Saying Anything She lead through example She lead through example She once said, “God is a friend of silence. See how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they more in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” She once said, “God is a friend of silence. See how nature- trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they more in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

How Can We Measure Her Success? By the lives she touched and saved By the lives she touched and saved Her ideals and morals Her ideals and morals Her faithfulness to God, her calling, and all mankind Her faithfulness to God, her calling, and all mankind Her humble tactics left effects on society Her humble tactics left effects on society

Why I Respect Mother Teresa For her love for the world For her love for the world Her willingness to serve Her willingness to serve Her devotion to God Her devotion to God Her acts of kindness Her acts of kindness Her heart for the poor Her heart for the poor

…In My Life I want to portray these characteristics I want to portray these characteristics –In day to day life –While traveling internationally