A MAN TO LOOK UP TO (continued)
By Prof. Silvia Arberas
The students were invited to choose one of the following titles and produce an article:
I HAVE A DREAM
HE HAS A DREAM
SHE HAS A DREAM
HE HAD A DREAM
SHE HAD A DREAM
AND HIS DREAM CAME TRUE
AND HER DREAM CAME TRUE
BUT HIS DREAM DID NOT COME TRUE
BUT HER DREAM DID NOT COME TRUE
Nowadays we are constantly bombarded by negative news reports. All we hear and read about is the dark deeds of robbers, murderers and even politicians. These reports discourage us and crush our hopes... However, there still are decent people, people that inspire us, people that can be held up as examples for future generations.
Such is the case of Juan Carr. He is a vet, a husband and a father but on top of this, he is the founder of “Red Solidaria”. He has been running this network for 17 years now, and he has been committed to more than one cause. His sense of mission is so powerful that his work involves trying to find missing people, protecting the environment, helping the homeless and encouraging organ donation.
To sum up, his main purpose is to bridge the gaps between the people who are in need and those that can offer help, no matter which the need may be.
Ever since he became a boy scout at the age of 9, Juan has been obsessed by the urge of helping others. Since that feeling invaded him, he has never stopped. He has a special view about the world: he wants to transform it, and he wants to transform people’s lives. This special view centres on a “culture of care”, that is to say being on the alert for others and their needs and devoting some of our time and abilities to helping each other.
Apart from being a caring man, Juan is a dreamer. His main goal in this crusade for solidarity, besides all the help “Red Solidaria” provides, is to eradicate starvation in the world, or at least in Argentina. This may sound a little too ambitious but I assure you that after learning about his work and the fact that “Red Solidaria” has branches all over the country and continues spreading, you will believe that there is hope after all, and that, if we get together the sky’s the limit.
After reading about Juan, his network and all the volunteers that are involved in this project, I’ve realized that working towards a shared aim is not only Juan’s dream: It is also my dream and your dream and society’s dream. So there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all, and there are people who are worth their weight in gold. I am positively sure that if we work hard and cooperatively, like Juan and his people, we can change tomorrow headlines.
Franceschelli, Clarisa
We Have a Dream
And here is what some students have come
up with...