Captivating. That's the word that best describes Angelina Jolie, or Angie as she is called by those who know her. Up close she is even more beautiful, but not just because of the lines of her face.
Looking at her, my thoughts turned to what she was when I first met her... sad and dark, wanting to laugh more. People ridiculed her, gossiping about Billy Bob, her tatoos and a kiss she gave her brother. People would ask me how I could interview such a woman.
Feeling that sting, it would have been so easy for her to exploit her humanitarian work early. But when I asked to follow her on her missions, she told me she wasn't ready, she didn't know enough. She knows enough now. And still, she has not confessed to all the good works she has done.
How common is it to find someone who embraces the idea that any true gift is given anonymously? Angie's like that, not wanting to publicize her efforts, unless some greater good might come of it.
Now people stop me to say how much they admire her, how she inspires them.
I have concluded that Angie represents the transformation that is possible in all of us, when we step outside our own suffering, and open ourselves to the suffering of others.
Look at how useful she has made made her life, focusing on helping the must vulnerable among us. That, I think, is the most beautiful thing about her.
--Ann Curry, Dateline and Today show anchor. Ann Curry's interview with Angelina Jolie, with all-new material, airs Dateline Sunday 7 p.m.
Source: Just Jared
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