Today I was watching an interview of a Capt. Wes Moore.
Capt. Moore was kicked out of school for vandalism at the age of 12 and sent to a military academy. Ten years later, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University, was named a Rhodes Scholar in 2000, joined the Army and did a tour of duty in Afghanistan, was promoted to Captain, won a White House Fellowship, and became an investment banker. He's only 30.
Capt. Moore is currently writing a book about two Wesley Moores, both the same age, both from Baltimore, and both of them winding up on opposite sides of life. One, of course, is Capt. Moore. The other is a Wesley Moore currently serving a life term in prison for killing a police officer during a robbery.
One of the things that caught my attention during the interview was something that Capt. Moore's mother said to him:
Before people will care what you think, they have to think that you care.
Capt. Moore truly is an inspiration and, in my mind, is far more of a hero and role model than any sports star, movie star, or recording star could ever hope to be. And don't even get me started on Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, etc.
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Thank you for sharing this! I watched the interview and it was very inspirational. When we change the way we look at things the things we look at change. This guy is great!