Library of Compassion
A friend shared this story of how a whole generation of people in San Francisco planted trees twenty years back. Now, if you visit their neighborhood, they proudly show you the lovely trees that are have come out and are offering their shade and love.
Planting seeds is a very small act that takes little time. The creativity lies in discovering for oneself what seeds should be planted. One of the seeds that you can plant during your time at Stanford is to help grow our library's collection of inspiring films. It takes several months for the process to complete, and one fine day, perhaps even a year later, an email drops into your inbox informing you that the film you requested is in. A great thrill comes in - a whole community can now easily access what you found inspiring.
In the past, we've requested the following films and they are all available now for your viewing pleasure in DVD form. You can find them by typing the name of the film in Socrates.
Infinite Vision: The story of an eye-doctor from India who at the age of 57 started an 11-bed hospital for cataract surgeries, and grew it over 18 years to the world's largest eyecare facility - Aravind Eye Hospitals. This is an award winning documentary by Pavithra Mehta.
The New Heroes: A PBS documentary showing us the work of social entrepreneurs like Kailash Satyarthi (founder of Rugmark, aimed at eradicating child labor), Muhammad Yunus (founder of the legendary Grameen Bank) and many others. The film is narrated by Robert Redford.
Small Fortunes: A PBS documentary focusing on the Grameen Bank and the work of Nobel Laureat and economist, Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Flying on One Engine: This film was screened by Sarvodaya last year. It takes us into the life of Dr. Sharadkumar Diksheet, who is considered disabled in the US. He saves money through social security, and travels once a year to India where he performs close to 700 life-altering plastic surgeries for children with cleft-lips. This is the latest addition to the Green Library collection.
You can ask the Green Library to bring in a film that you've been inspired by. Simply request a new title. When the film comes in, please let the community know on our mailing list.
If every member of Sarvodaya helps get one inspiring film, we would have enough films for a compassion catalog.
Planting seeds is a very small act that takes little time. The creativity lies in discovering for oneself what seeds should be planted. One of the seeds that you can plant during your time at Stanford is to help grow our library's collection of inspiring films. It takes several months for the process to complete, and one fine day, perhaps even a year later, an email drops into your inbox informing you that the film you requested is in. A great thrill comes in - a whole community can now easily access what you found inspiring.
In the past, we've requested the following films and they are all available now for your viewing pleasure in DVD form. You can find them by typing the name of the film in Socrates.
Infinite Vision: The story of an eye-doctor from India who at the age of 57 started an 11-bed hospital for cataract surgeries, and grew it over 18 years to the world's largest eyecare facility - Aravind Eye Hospitals. This is an award winning documentary by Pavithra Mehta.
The New Heroes: A PBS documentary showing us the work of social entrepreneurs like Kailash Satyarthi (founder of Rugmark, aimed at eradicating child labor), Muhammad Yunus (founder of the legendary Grameen Bank) and many others. The film is narrated by Robert Redford.
Small Fortunes: A PBS documentary focusing on the Grameen Bank and the work of Nobel Laureat and economist, Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
Flying on One Engine: This film was screened by Sarvodaya last year. It takes us into the life of Dr. Sharadkumar Diksheet, who is considered disabled in the US. He saves money through social security, and travels once a year to India where he performs close to 700 life-altering plastic surgeries for children with cleft-lips. This is the latest addition to the Green Library collection.
You can ask the Green Library to bring in a film that you've been inspired by. Simply request a new title. When the film comes in, please let the community know on our mailing list.
If every member of Sarvodaya helps get one inspiring film, we would have enough films for a compassion catalog.
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