White-haired Gentleman Who Instills Children’s Dream

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How many turning points will people face in their life? One? Two? Hugh O'Brien, the protagonist of today's story, faced two major turning points in his life. “I believe every person is created as the steward of his or her own destiny with great power for a specific purpose: to share with others, through service, a reverence for life in a spirit of love.” – by Hugh O’Brien. As if to practice this sentence, he lived his life in line with the keywords of "volunteer" and "sharing" after the second turning point of his life. What circumstances and characters have affected living these lives? Now, let's find out how he can live the dream.

           Hugh O'Brien is an actor. His performance in TV drama ‘The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp’ broke the prejudice of the time that Western theater was viewed only by children and created the first adult western theater.Among his actor life,When he visited the Gabon, Africa for volunteer in 1958, Hugh O’Brienmet with Dr. Albert Schweitzer. The nine days he spent with Dr. Schweitzer, were enough to change the course of O'Brien's life. Following Dr. Schweitzer's remarks that "the most important thing in education is to teach young people to think for themselves," he founded the Hoby(Hugh O’Brian Youth) Leadership Foundation, a volunteer organization. It was 1958. His passion for instant enlightenment has so far changed hundreds of thousands of teenagers around the world. Hobyis an abbreviation for 'Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership' and is the Youth Leadership Foundation. The Foundation’s ultimate aim is to provide opportunities for teenagers to maximize and utilize their potential. They can learn "Not what to think, but how to think."Hoby offers young people the opportunity to explore the role of global citizens through leadership workshops, panel discussions and volunteerism based on individual values and goals. These activities will give adolescents the courage to challenge themselves by providing them with the confidence that the world can change. His courage to convert the little echo in his mind into action has provided a huge turning point in the lives of young people who will live in the future.

"The reward is that participating in the future." The sentence he said clearly shows what message he wants to convey to society. His belief in all human potential and his commitment to helping young people around the world has become the legacythat remainsto the world. Although Hugh O'Brien passed away in 2016, the passion and vision he left behind remain in the world and become force to change the world. The first teenagergroups who went through the Hoby program have already passed 60s. After Hoby Camp, how did their lives change? By looking forward to the future that will be created by teenagers who will be educated with "Hoby" and "Hoby Spirit," I hope that the passion and talent of people participating in the program will be a force to change the world.

 

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