分享閱讀，分享愛

Janet Shamlian

年僅10歲的小男孩，將他對閱讀的熱愛用一種獨特的方式分享給成千上萬的人。

Orion Jean is a young man on a mission, sharing the gift of reading with hundreds of thousands of kids. He may be only 10 years old, but the number on his mind is 500,000. That's how many books the Texas boy hopes will be donated by the end of the month.“I want to be able to share my love of reading with as many people as possible,”he said.

In 2020, Jean won a student kindness contest where he displayed his own campaign for compassion.

“Kindness is a virtue（美德）we can all possess,if we are willing to. So why not start today? Because right now,it's what we need more than ever.”

With his $500 prize, Jean donated toys to a Dallas Children's hospital. Next, through food drives and partnering a relief group, he helped collect 100,000 meals for Texas families. Now, his focus is collecting books for children who may not have them at home.

“It's all about my moral duty to help people,”he said.“You know,it's my responsibility to be able to see these people who need help and know that I have the resources to help them.”

When Jean's mother, Kherri, was asked if there's still some 10-year-old left in her son, she joked,“We still have to remind him to take the dishes out of the dishwasher and to feed the dog!”

With 120,000 books collected so far, Jean is asking people across the country to give away their used books.“I hope that the impact that I have had is enough to keep people continuing to race to kindness and continuing to join me in this marathon. It's something that can hopefully be continued on for years and years to come,”Jean said.