Alexa Loo was raised by the mountains and every morning she woke up she would feel as if the mountains were beaconing to her. She went to school to become an accountant but she couldn't shake this feeling of wanting to be by the mountains. The first time she went snowboarding she was only 15 years old and then raced at the age of 21. She made it to the Olympics and tore her knee ligament. Her finances were gone and she was left with nothing.
Meanwhile, the Kin brothers emigrated from China in 1981 and worked unceasingly for many years to learn English and support their lifestyle. Finally, they had the chance to do what they wanted, open a produce stand. It started out at only being 8 feet and the Kin brothers having to eat whatever they didn’t sell. Today it is currently standing 27 stories high.
When the brothers heard of Loo’s injury they wanted to help her with her finances. They came to the idea of selling special bags for her and then giving the money to her. By doing that Loo felt the support of her own community and finished with a silver medal and an experience of a lifetime.
It was an amazing thing for the both of the brothers to help Loo and for Loo to achieve her dreams. If everybody could be as charitable as these two our world would be an amazing place. I would love to know what happened to these two groups and if they ever became friends.
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