A great story. Perhaps there is hope for the future world.
Agreed. His heart seems to be in the right place and he may make an excellent soldier and a tremendous asset to the Armed Forces.
Perhaps there is hope for the future world.
I hope so as well, but although stories like this are indeed great to hear, they naturally remind us of how rare such stories are, which is disheartening. When you consider the billions of people all over the world who have had their lives dramatically improved as a direct result of Western religious aid agencies as well as from the Governments of both Great Britain as well as the United States, one might hope for just a tad bit more gratitude from the recipients than what we typically hear about. How many American 'inner city' kids who were raised on welfare do you hear about who are so filled with gratitude to America and the American taxpayer who provided everything for them and their families that they are filled with such a profound patriotic pride and love of country that they want to enlist in the military or do other honorable work that benefits the nation or to at least make the most simple gesture of their gratitude? Not many, which is why stories like this stand out. One key factor is that Mr. Apowida is from Ghana and has not, from outward appearances, been subjected to the typical indoctrination of the Left which tells people that they are owed such assistance and need not feel or express any sense of gratitude. His honor and integrity appear to be intact and have not been destroyed by the cancers of Socialism.