This I Believe
This I Believe is an NPR project.
Based on a 1950s radio program of the same name, Americans from all walks of life share the personal philosophies and core values that guide their daily lives.
The This I Believe website provides both text and audio versions of essay submissions. I encourage you to look through the current submissions and listen to or read a few. I always find it fascinating to be given a look into what makes other people tick.
A few recommendations:
Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day - What kind of world are we leaving younger generations? Manhattan teenager Josh Rittenberg says all parents worry about their children’s futures. But he believes he and his peers will see a better world.
There Is More to Life Than My Life - When the family cat dies, NPR listener Jamaica Ritcher has to explain to her 2-year-old daughter what happened. In searching for an explanation of death, Ritcher finds a belief to guide her life.
There Is No Job More Important Than Parenting - Even as a child, Benjamin Carson wanted to be a doctor. Now a renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, Carson believes he owes his success to his mother, a domestic who received only a third-grade education.
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