Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

Susan Neely, Keystone Heights,FL — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:12:47 GMT

Thank you for looking for GOOD stories. There are a lot of good people in the world who unselfishly give their lives for the benefit of the world and others. We all need to follow their example. There is so much work to be done!

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

Susan Rountree, Raleigh, NC — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:12:58 GMT

Bob: Your stories should run much more frequently. You provide terrific, in-dept reporting about people doing much in their communities to change their corners of the world, at a time when far too much of the morning show editorial budget focuses on celebrities whose antics are of little or no value. Thank you for offering a respite from all that.

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

a l brock, shannondale, harpers ferry, west virginia — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:17:31 GMT

These are the kind of stories that need repeating on an equal basis with the other news. Sister Sendler, and those like her are also the real people in the real world. Thank you, Mr. Dotson, for reminding the viewer of that; and I hope you never stop.

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

Vicki Fidler Bridges, S. Charleston, WV — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:29:02 GMT

You make me proud of being a Webster Groves graduate, class of 1966, everytime I see one of your inspiring stories. So glad for all your success.

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

Elsa, FL — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:57:36 GMT

I absolutely enjoyed this morning's story! It was wonderful to hear of Ms. Sendler's courage and action in a time of dire need. Although it didn't save everyone who suffered the Holocaust, it should teach us all that every little bit adds up. Please continue giving us such touching, inspiring stories that although seem simple, they are full of meaning.

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

Elizabeth Cambers, Branson, MO — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:26:00 GMT

Even though you didn't get a chance to meet me, I want to personally thank you for making a beautiful segment and shedding an even brighter light on Ms. Sendler. I hope that you can continue making great stories like this one. Thank you so very much! ~Liz Cambers student founder of "Life in a Jar"

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

pat harris — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:23:28 GMT

Bob, I love your stories and your enthusiasm about life. I am glad you started this blog so we can keep up with what you are doing.

Life in a Jar? American Story with Bob Dotson

Mary Ann Curry, Walla Walla, WA — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:15:19 GMT

It was wonderful to read this story. To me, the most riveting thing about the heroics of WWII is the ordinariness of decency when compared to the aberration of governments and character that make decency stand out. In our society, this contrast seems to be most evident in the effects of corporate excesses. There are many offenses, most of them official and common, that undermine the responsibility of everyone to consider others as human. For instance, the moral obligation of individuals to love others is often cast off by people who feel safe in corporate environments. One example: Stockholder profits are often gained by denying just wages, benefits, and job security to workers in this country. The practice of calling a second-class body of permanent workers "temporary" or something else in order to deny them the right to benefits is dishonest, and it is stockholders' responsibility as much as anyone else's. Our laws prevent what happened in Nazi Europe, but they don’t prevent some other injuries. (Many corporations manipulate labor law, lobbying to overthrow legislated rights of ordinary people to a living wage and denying low-level employees respect and fair pay; much of America's well-off population lives by these practices.)

We might think opportunities to oppose evil by our actions don't exist as they did in Nazi Europe, but they do. Choosing right on a small scale is the basic human bottom line, and choices occur every day--stockholders can insist a company treat its employees justly; people can eat less and buy groceries where workers are paid a decent wage, buy insurance from a company that doesn't fire its agents when they reach their 40's, and so on....
Choosing not to go along with wrongdoing isn't glamorous, but neither was sneaking an infant to safety in a toolbox. It seems to me that doing the right thing every day is the only way to remain human, whatever the scale of the evil that asks one to join it.