Brian: On today's show, we focused on infrastructures and how vital they are to
human progress.
Roads, bridges, and community service are all essential for a complete
and functioning society.
Yet, I can't help but come back to the story with the FFA kids.
I had the rare opportunity to witness these teenagers from Waurika as they saw
how devastating a natural disaster can be; even I was taken aback.
But what was more exciting was the transformation in the students.
You could tell it was all fun and games when they were digging the trees up
the day before, but for those select few who delivered the trees, a
whole new appreciation was gained.
They literally grew up before my eyes.
You could tell they had never seen anything like Greensburg before, and
many said they couldn't imagine something like this happening.
What was also interesting were the 4-H children from Greensburg.
They too had grown up, because they had experienced the
devastation and were living with it.
Yet one student said to me, It's brought us closer together.
We now realize how important life is and everything else is just
material; true wisdom from someone so young.
My only wish is that every student from Waurika could have attended; not to show
pity, but to appreciate the life they already have.
I'm Brian Bendele.
Thanks for watching.
Join us next time.