#28 pg 180 one lesson from Joe Opatowski's life and death

A lesson from Joe's story would be to never take life for granted. It amazes me that he was able to change and view the world differently just because of a camp and a close friend. He knew the life he was living wasn't right and he was determined to fix it until he was happy. It all started with his friend telling him the camp wil change his life and it turned out it did. He became fascinated with the idea of free the children and me to we that he decided to help out. He was offered a job as a public speaker for me to we and he was vary inspirational. Joe shared his happiness with everyone as he continued to show students how to change from me to we. He realized that happiness doesn't come from what you get or what you want, it comes from how much you care. The more you care and show your generosity about something the happier you will be. Joe used his gifts of rapping and public speaking to his advantage. He continued to show his views on it and continued to change. I like how he changed his life and he didn't take it for granted. Joe realized he had a gift and could do more and that is what he did. the life Joe had was not realistic but it just goes to show people that one person can make a difference. Even though Joe died it was good to see that his life got turned around.