Mother Teresa A Giver Role model ,giver , saint, are three things that describe Mother Teresa. Many people know that Mother Teresa was a giver, but she was so much more. As a well known giver, Mother Teresa showed the world to be giving, loving, and kind. Her lasting legacy was her positive change in the world. At the time of her fame many people were put out of poverty, and cured of diseases this was her legacy. The Beginning of Mother Teresa’s life was fairly normal with the exception the her father passed away sadly, but her mother was there to raise her. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) was born August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia to a wealthy Albanian family. Alongside two other siblings a brother Lazar, and a sister …show more content…
When she was eighteen she moved to the Sisters of Loretto. Unaware to the fact that she would never see her family after moving. At the Irish convent she took her vows as a nun. It was one of her very first steps to becoming the famed saint she is today. Just six weeks after joining the Irish Convent she sailed to India to become a teacher. She worked in St. Mary’s High School for seventeen years and became the principal eventually. Only two years after living in India she received the title Mother Teresa. She chose the name Teresa to honor Saint Teresa of Ávila, and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. While living in India she experienced her “call within a call”. It was in India that she reached her height potential and it is there that she made her legacy. She built houses for the people of destitution, she gave the poor food and money and by doing that she lost her own money and …show more content…
By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world." Mother Teresa was a very accepting woman who adapted to Indian culture and considered herself to be one as stated in her quote. She was determined to help people in India and first she had to adapt to their customs and habits. VI. As her fame grew she became more recognized for the great saint that she was. Mother Teresa’s popularity was rising but being the kind woman she was, she used her fame to help the poor. In 2007, Mother Teresa was portrayed by Megan Fox in a movie. In 1997, a documentary was filmed in her honor. She would receive checks and donate the money to poor. With her fame she established the Missionaries of Charity to serve the poorest of the poor. VII. Mother Teresa was very brave and determined. She risked her life to save a group of children standing in a war zone. She also starved herself in order to provide food for the poor. She was a remarkable woman who was extremely brave and was honored for changing the