小小的善举，大大的奇迹

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1、小小的善举，大大的奇迹　　Weallfacecrossroadsinlife，butfewpresentchoicesas1）starkasthoseconfrontingChrisMburuashegrewupinruralKenya.Hewasanexceptionallybrightandhard-workinglad，buttheroadtosecondaryeducation―andabetterlife―wasexclusivelyforthewell-off.Itwastheotherpath，towardsalifeofpovertyandhard2）graftinthefie

2、lds，thathewouldhavetotake.　　Oratleast，thatwasthecaseuntilhebecamethe3）beneficiaryofcharitablesponsorshipbyaSwedishwoman，HildeBack.A4）thought-provokingnewdocumentary，ASmallAct，showshowher$15-a-monthsponsorshipenabledhimnotonlytocompletehisschooleducation，buttoattendtheUniversityofNairobiandHarvardlaw

3、school.Itall5）culminatedwithacareerasahumanrightsinvestigatorfortheUnitedNations.　　Mburuneverforgotthesponsorwhochangedhislife.Butitwasn’tuntilAmericanfilm-makerJenniferArnoldcametohimwithaplanformakingafilmabouthisexperiencethathehadthechancetomeetBackandtellherwhathehadalwayswantedtosayfacetoface：

4、“Thankyou”.　　“Ithinkthethingthatreallydrewmetothestoryinthefirst6placewastheideathatanordinary，everydaypersoncanhaveaquiteextraordinaryeffectontheworld，justbydoingsomethingsmall，”Arnoldsaid.　　The6）poignancyofBack’scharitableactbecameevenmoreprofoundwhenitemergedthatshehadfledtoSwedenasachildtoescape

5、theHolocaust.Yetdecadeslater，herregulargifthadeducatedamanwhowould，withoutknowingofherexperience，dedicatehisworkinglifetoinvestigatingcrimesagainsthumanityaroundtheworld―aswellassetuphisowncharity，TheHildeBackEducationFund，whichnowhelpsmorepoorKenyanchildrenaffordeducation.　　“Wehopethisfilmwilldeliv

6、erthemessagethatasmallactcanindeedgoalongwayandaffectawholecommunityandsocietyatlarge，”saysMburu.“AndIthinkweareseeingthisalready，becausealotofpeopleareseeingthefilmandsayingthattheywanttodotheirown‘smallact’.Wearereallyencouragingthat.”　　Thefilmalsofollowstheextremelymovingstoryofthreeofthebrightes

7、tchildrenataruralprimaryschoolastheypreparefortheirdifficult7）KCPEexamattheendofprimaryschool.It’sgenuinely8）edge-of-the-seatstuff：gettingtopmarksputsthemintherunningforoneofMburu’sscholarshipsand，wit