Tragic Life, Tragic Death. Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, almost 16 years after his death

As I sat watching a documentary yesterday about the life of Tupac Shakur, I noticed that during his interview there was a poster on the wall behind Tupac that contained the picture of a very young boy. The interview took place in jail so I was a little confused about this child's poster hanging up inside the jail where Tupac was serving time. I could not stop looking at this young kid. The young boy's face reflected so many dark things. I thought to myself: "Well, whoever he is, he can't possibly be in jail too or wanted for something; he looks way too young". So I decided to Google his name which was visible in the poster: Robert "Yummy" Sandifer. When I began to read about this young soul, I almost broke down in tears. To my surprise, this child was already dead. I was about to find out about the tragic life of this deceased child and some of his victims.

Empire State building refuses to honor Mother Teresa

This year Mother Teresa would have turned 100 years old. The Empire State building is refusing to honor her legacy. They have no intentions of changing their lights to blue and white in honor of her birthday.

I personally think this is wrong. From what I understand, the Pope has been honored. What is the problem with honoring her ? Mother Teresa was a great humanitarian, a true follower of Christ and a Nobel Peace Prize winner for her remarkable work. This is not about idolozing the person but rather about reminding others about her kindness and love for the poor and the forgotten.

What do you think ? Do you think that too much emphasis is being put on honoring her or anyone else for that matter ? Or do you think it is wrong that she will not be honored on what would have been her 100th birthday ?  I want to know what you think.

 For more on this topic, click here to see Daily News article

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute." ~~ Proverbs 31:8