The Man Who Did The Impossible

A British hero. Winton, twenty  nine, become a hero to the Czech family by doing the impossible of saving over six hundred and ninety nine Jewish children from Hitler's concentration camps. 1939, during the Holocaust period British hero, Nicholas Winton took courageous steps to save over six hundred and ninety nine children, risking his life for others he  had never met and never will meet. His self courage and selflessness make him a hero. Nicholas Winton  was born in England, London on May 19, 1909. He was the oldest of three children, which explains why he knew he has to help the Czechoslovakia children. A kindertransport was the informal name of a series of rescue efforts which brought thousands of refugee children to Great Britain from Nazi Germany from 1938 and 1940. Nicholas Winton created a Czechoslovakian kindertransport. Which included eight railroad trains, forgery, and a avalanche of money and paperwork. A hero must possess selflessness and self courage. Which is exactly what Nicholas Winton has. Selflessness is a concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own. Self courage is the ability to do something that frightens one’s self.

Winton with the children he saved 50 years later.nicholaswinton.com 

Winton had many achievements, but rarely spoke of them, believing his actions to be unremarkable. Winton had no utter motive. He was not seeking fame nor recognition. Winton was incredulous to fame, which meant he did not think he was worth the fame. He was the oldest out of three children in his family. Which is why he knew he had to help the Czechoslovakia children, he was so used to helping people. The story begins when Winton receives a phone call from his friend Martin Blake saying he had the most interesting assignment for him. Nicholas Winton registered over nine hundred children, but he had names on over five thousand. Winton set up eight trains to transport all the children to Great Britain. However, only seven of the eight trains could make it back. Saving six hundred ninety nine children.

Nicholas Awarded for his Actionsnpr.org 

Nicholas Winton once said “Anything that is not actually impossible can be done, if one really sets one mind to it and is determined that it shall be done.” Which is exactly what he did when he was saving the children. Winton never did want the fame, he refused to take credit of his deed. He kept it a secret that he saved the children for over fifty years. It wasn't until his wife, Grete Winton, found a scrapbook of the children that he saved and gave it to the BBC. She had also shared it with a Holocaust researcher, who reached out to the children Winton had on his list of the children he was trying to save. Although, most of the world had already known about his great deed. The rest of the world later found out about his incredible story after Winton was invited as a audience member of “That’s life.” Winton had no idea the rest of the people in the room were the children he had saved, until the host of the show had asked if anyone in the room owed their life to Winton. Overall, Winton was glad that his wife had told people about his great deed to know that it was a big deal in many people’s lives.

Winton in front of the train where he saved the 699 children Fifty years later.zimbio.comIn the end, it was no doubt that his childhood helped him to do the impossible. All the achievements and awards that he had gotten throughout his life, he deserved. People will remember Winton as someone who was selfless and courageous. Someone who did not care about the fame or recognition for the courageous deed and actions he had done. One again he was a hero for saving over six hundred and ninety nine children from the Nazis. Overall, his selflessness and self courage made him the hero he still is today. May Sir Nicholas George Winton rest in peace (106 years old) May 19, 1909. You were a heroic person.  

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