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Albert Schweitzer as a boy would much rather be outdoors than in school. He
had a dedicated teacher who inspired him to start studying. He loved music. He
started playing the organ as soon as his legs were long enough to reach the
pedals. As he became a man, he began to question why he should be so fortunate
to enjoy the life he did when so many other people lived in poverty. This
distressed him greatly, and he determined he would do something to make a
difference in the lives of those who were less fortunate. He earned a degree
in philosophy and also one in theology. He and his wife moved to Lambarene in
the French Congo to build a hospital there. He lectured and gave organ
concerts to raise money for the hospital. He began to build more buildings for
the hospital. Eventually there would be 70 buildings housing more than 1,000
people. Many older Africans believed Dr. Schweitzer was a supernatural being
and wanted to bow down to him. He was organized his thoughts and come up with
a philosophy which he called Reverence for Life. Reverence for Life in essence
says the one thing we are sure of is that we live and want to go on living as
do all living things. He proposed that something was "good" if it maintained
and furthered life and brought it to its highest level. He concluded something
was "evil" if it hurt or destroyed life or kept it from developing. He was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. When he went to Oslo to receive the
prize he was greeted by a crowd of 20,000 people. Albert Schweitzer, this
great humanitarian , spent nearly fifty years in the Congo. He died September
4, 1965 at the age of ninety.
