'Peace begins with a smile ...', Mother Teresa.
Such a simple message, and yet so true, powerful, and
evocative of this remarkable lady.
Indeed no-one else can be said to have touched
the hearts of people the world over in the way she has, from any nationality,
from any walk of life and from any religion. By 1997 her Missionaries of
Charity Sisters congregation, which she founded in Calcutta in 1950, counted
4000 sisters worldwide, organised in 610 foundations in 123 countries, working every
day with the poor and dispossessed to help and inspire them.
The greatest leaders have spoken about Mother
Teresa, but the most eloquent words came from a man in Calcutta who once said ‘I
am a very simple man. I have a hand to mouth existence. What the big leaders,
and the religious leaders and political leaders decide, I don’t know. But I can
say for myself and for the average person in Calcutta, she is already a saint.’
She dedicated her life to him, and to million others like him, and truly made a
difference.
‘Mother of Peace’ by artist Manish Modi is an intense
reminder of the life of this amazing woman, and of her daily fight to bring love to others and make the world a better place.
More information on Manish, 'Mother of Peace', and his work on http://toshu.eu/artist_profile.php?n=5.