Showing posts with label Anne Frank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anne Frank. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Happy Birthday Anne Frank

June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was born. I discovered the following script written in her diary from Wikipedia:

Frank aspired to become a journalist, writing in her diary on Wednesday, 5 April 1944:
I finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that’s what I want! I know I can write ..., but it remains to be seen whether I really have talent ...And if I don’t have the talent to write books or newspaper articles, I can always write for myself. But I want to achieve more than that. I can’t imagine living like Mother, Mrs. van Daan and all the women who go about their work and are then forgotten. I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to! ...
I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me!
When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived! But, and that’s a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer?
— Anne Frank
 
She continued writing regularly until her last entry of 1 August 1944.

What an inspiration! Where ever your Tuesday, June 12th. leads you, I hope you take a few moments and write, and as your pen hits the paper, silently say Happy Birthday to Anne Frank.