Thank you Mr. Rogers

Thank you Mr. Rogers:

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Thank you Mr. Rogers.

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What an incredible man.

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What a hero.

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What a role model.

The man who shaped a generation of kids

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A man who taught people what it was like to be good.

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A man who taught people about kindness.

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And compassion.

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And understanding.

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And love.

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A man who made every one feel special.

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Who spoke to kids where they were.

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Who made everyone feel included.

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A man who changed the way kids television was done.

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A man who talked about the fears within us.

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A man who shined bright in a dark world.

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Just finished ‘Wont you be my neighbour’’

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Incredible documentary of an incredible man.

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There was one scene that hit me more than anything else.

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His family talked about how he used his puppets as alter egos.

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As ways to talk about the darkness inside of him.

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There’s a scene where he says to a girl…

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‘I’d been wondering if I was a mistake’

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‘Sometimes I’m dreaming if I’m just a fake’

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Man that hit me hard.

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How many kids these days feel like that?

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Isolated.

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On their own.

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No support around them.

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Broken homes.

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No good role models.

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Drugs and alcohol all around.

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No one to support them.

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No one to be a positive influence on their life.

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They feel like a burden.

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Like what happens if they disappear?

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What happens if they’re gone?

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What happens if they’re no longer around?

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Lots of people feel that.

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Yet Fred kept saying, you are loved.

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Someone out there supported you.

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Take a minute to think about that person.

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That person who talked to you.

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Stop and think.

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We all had someone.

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We all had one person who smiled or influenced us in a way no one else did.

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You have to remember that.

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Even in those dark times.

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You are loved.

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You are enough.

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You are needed in this world.

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We need that message again.

We need a Fred Rogers.

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Thank you Mr. Rogers.

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