Who Is Your Hero?
Who is your hero? I had a quick trawl of the internet to see how ‘hero’ is defined and one of the best I found was a site written by children for children, which said:
What Does It Mean to Be A Hero?
- A hero is someone who helps other people, or who helps to make other people”s lives better
- A hero is a person who tries to make the world a better place
- A hero is a person who does more than is expected of them
- A hero is someone who doesn’t do something just because it helps their own problems but for the benefit of others
- A hero is a person that doesn’t want to be a hero just to be famous
How Many Heroes in Your Life?
What brilliant definitions! Out of the mouths of babes…. And using their criteria I realise that my life is chock full of heroes. Here are just a few of them:
- My Mum, for living her life to the full, despite the tragedy of losing her youngest son and for, at age 81, pushing her older blind friend to go out every day with her (and literally pushing her around in a wheelchair)
- A dear departed friend who, even in her last few days was still being concerned and caring of others
- The lollipop man (sorry, school patrol crossing officer) who has been in his job for ever it seems but is always courteous and smiling and actually watches the traffic flow as well as the youngsters!
- The man in Florida who rushed off to get us petrol when my daughter and I ran out on way to airport, and didn’t want any payment
- My new and very lovely doctor who is so compassionate and caring of his patients that I fear he may burn himself out
- My two children who are so kind and considerate of their ageing parents and actually like us!
I could go on and on, but I won’t because I would LOVE to hear who are the heroes in your life, and why. Please share this with friends and let’s honour our unsung heroes!
PS When I was looking for a picture to illustrate this fire fighters kept popping up (heroes every one), and I realised that I had my own fire fighter picture and hero, my husband. I won’t embarrass him by listing his heroic qualities as once in a blue moon he reads what he write!!
Warm the Cockles of Your Heart!
This link will take you to a lovely story which I guarantee will leave you with a smile on your face! It is really heartwarming so if you’re feeling a bit fed up with life, or simply want to be reminded of how wonderful people can be, click here
