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post stories of people who have shown courage in the face of adversity. it's important to look at real life people who have made it through hell and back to remind yourself of how good you really have it.
 
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Sikh student Balpreet Kaur explains to trolls on website Reddit why she has a beard and sideburns
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WHEN Sikh student Balpreet Kaur saw a tasteless post targeting her beard and sideburns she provided a most eloquent response.

Someone unknown to Kaur, who is studying neuroscience at Ohio State University, took an unflattering picture of her and her facial hair and posted it on social news website Reddit's "funny” section.

A string of nasty comments followed before Kaur wrote back.to explain her appearance.

“Yes, I’m a baptized Sikh woman with facial hair. Yes, I realize that my gender is often confused and I look different than most women. However, baptized Sikhs believe in the sacredness of this body - it is a gift that has been given to us by the Divine Being (which is genderless, actually) and, must keep it intact as a submission to the divine will.”

Kaur continued to school callous commenters on her religion, explaining that she wasn’t upset or offended and if anyone wanted a photo, “they could have just asked and I could have smiled.”

“To me, my face isn’t important but the smile and the happiness that lie behind the face are,” she wrote. “So, if anyone sees me at OSU, please come up and say hello.”

Kaur explained that when she dies, “no one is going to remember what I looked like.”

“However, my impact and legacy will remain: and, by not focusing on the physical beauty, I have time to cultivate those inner virtues and hopefully, focus my life on creating chance and progress for this world in any way I can."

Kaur is a member of Interfaith Youth Core, a group that promotes tolerance and encourages young people to learn about multiple faiths.

The Reddit user who posted the photo, “european-douchebag,” subsequently apologised.

The 20-year-old from Melbourne, Florida., who asked to remain anonymous, told the New York Daily News he understands why people are angry, saying "it was an ignorant post."

He posted an apology on Reddit and also reached out to Kaur.

"It turns out she went to my rival high school where I grew up [in West Chester, Ohio]," he said. "She was glad in a sense that I posted it so more people could see, and so much positivity came out what started as a negative thing.

Talking to Kaur "completely opened my eyes," he said.

"I never even thought about how she felt or what she was going through. I really admire her faith."

The Reddit community condemned the post and hailed Kaur for her response.
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dottie

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@invisibleman i hope he follows through. he's lost 400 lbs already so i bet he will.
 
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today, at target i saw an attractive woman sitting down on a longboard (long skateboard), using her hands to scoot along. at first glance i thought it was horseplay, then i saw the gloves and how her legs were folded under her. she cannot walk. she uses a skateboard instead of a wheelchair.

so, when you think you have it bad...
 
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Kim Phuc was pictured in a world-famous and iconic photograph from the Vietnam war, running naked from an airborne attack, horribly burned with napalm, in June of 1972. Since then, Kim has found peace, and a message she can offer, borne of her suffering. She runs The Kim Foundation International, and she acts as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO. She has transformed into a viable, visible symbol of peace and hope. Hers is an important story of resilience, courage, and forgiveness.
 
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I enjoy reading these stories. I wish more would be posted in the news and stuff rather than the hundreds of stories horrible things happing. I get so depressed when I turn on the news or my pc and every thing i read is about what bad stuff is going on and there are harldy any stories that show something good happing
 
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