I was able to watch President Barack Obama live on net tv yesterday, as he addressed the people in Arizona during the memorial service for those who passed away in the Arizona shooting rampage.

I was deeply touched by the president’s speech.

And some of what he said were as I remembered it: “we not only look backward but we also look forward… do not forget to tell your loved ones you love them, everyday… what’s important is not fame, money, but how we lived our lives, how we loved and what we did to make the lives of others better… I believe in our imperfections, we are also full of goodness”

And I was doubly touched when I learned about Christina Taylor-Green who was a part of the Faces of Hope book.

“I hope you know all the words of the national anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart. I hope you jump in rain puddles.”

President Obama has hit the right spot, that what we have done and how we touched other’s lives matters more than how famous or how much money we have.

Christina’s short life started with a tragedy that held the world hostage, being born on September 11, 2011 and ended in a tragedy where her life was taken along with other people. This little girl is the same age as our son and it is really hard to accept that such a precious person did not live long enough to fulfill her dreams BUT  as she would often tell her mother, “We are so blessed. We have the best life“, permit me to say this about her that “she has been a blessing to the people whose lives she has touched.”

Short though her life had been, she has touched a lot of people by how she lived her life.

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