The Dalai Lama's Hero, Irish man Richard Moore short documentary

A powerful and poignant documentary which follows Richard Moore the man the Dalai Lama calls ‘my hero’ and Charles Innis the British Soldier who blinded him, as they travel to India for a personal meeting with the Dalai Lama (Patron of Children in Crossfire) and charts their journey to forgiveness and friendship.

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Children in Crossfire, founded in 1996 by Richard Moore, responds to the rights and needs of children and young people caught in the crossfire of global poverty, injustice and inequality.

In 1972, as a 10-year-old boy, Richard was blinded by a rubber bullet fired by a British soldier during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Amazingly from childhood to the present day, he has accepted the loss of his sight without any feelings of anger, bitterness or resentment.

In describing his remarkable acceptance of what, for most, would be a debilitating trauma, he says:

“I learned to see life in a different way, I may have lost my sight, but I did not lose my vision”.

The story of Children in Crossfire, therefore, has its roots in what began as a tragedy and ended as a triumph of the human spirit to overcome adversity. Just as Richard practised compassion in the face of challenge, Children in Crossfire pursues its vision through and with that same compassion.

For more information;
Visit https://www.childrenincrossfire.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/childrenincrossfire
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChildreninXfire

Видео The Dalai Lama's Hero, Irish man Richard Moore short documentary канала Children in Crossfire