Mother Teresa

Sketch: yafiz siddiqui

Mother Teresa symbolises compassion to the world. She represents faith, humanity, charity and hope for her remarkable life spent in serving the poor and people around the world suffering. While she was highly admired for her charitable works, she was criticised for the substandard conditions in the hospice. She bagged a number of honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, Padma Shri in 1962 and the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.

"Let us always meet each other
with smile, for the smile
is the beginning of love.

Be faithful in small things because
it is in them that your strength lies.

Love begins by taking care of the
closest ones - the ones at home.

The hunger for love is much
more difficult to remove
than the hunger for bread.

Let us not be satisfied with just
giving money. Money is not
enough, money can be got,
but they need your hearts
to love them. So, spread your
love everywhere you go."