tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547437486205245818.post445894228771579166..comments2023-07-14T10:34:53.273-04:00Comments on Down Wit Dat: HeroesPsychojenichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02936930614210195529noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547437486205245818.post-53307242428251262062013-01-31T03:32:23.012-05:002013-01-31T03:32:23.012-05:00Thanks, Anonymous-Skye like person. :) xoxThanks, Anonymous-Skye like person. :) xoxPsychojenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936930614210195529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547437486205245818.post-9886690268277759912013-01-21T17:53:14.228-05:002013-01-21T17:53:14.228-05:00:) :) Psychojenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936930614210195529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547437486205245818.post-60578734520631213242013-01-21T12:48:00.646-05:002013-01-21T12:48:00.646-05:00This hero gig is not all faster-than-a-speeding-bu...This hero gig is not all faster-than-a-speeding-bullet-cape-wearing-underwear-over-the-tights-leaping-tall-buildings-in-single-bound without spilling your latte on your boots, y'know. Heroes come in and out of our lives more often than we realize.<br /><br />A hero is simply a person who is admired for their courage. The firefighter who races into a burning house, the nurse who holds back her own tears to comfort the sick, the advocate who speaks for those without a voice. Just a day in the life? These actions are heroism with fries and a shake! What about the kid who shares half his sandwich (and we know all about the taboo of sharing food at school) with a classmate who has nothing to eat. It's not for fame and glory. It's just the right thing to do.<br /><br />"A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others." Another waiter might have said nothing. That's true, but this one didn't. I don't think he spoke up looking for the attention this story is receiving. It was, as he says, the right thing to do.<br />It takes courage to do something against the grain, to stand up and speak out and say "that's not right / fair / appropriate". It's not easy. Nothing worth doing ever is.<br /><br />I can't accept that your average, run of the mill life is nothing short of heroic. I think you're selling yourself short, my friend. There is a misguided concept that when everyone is seen as a hero, then no one will be. If everyone found this waiter's actions too common to be newsworthy, how wonderful would it be to live there?<br /><br />Don't retire your cape and boots just yet. Besides, how can you be certain that your dragonfly wings haven't played a part in all this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547437486205245818.post-15984698764042362912013-01-21T11:15:33.912-05:002013-01-21T11:15:33.912-05:00My thoughts exactly. Except for the warrior goddes...My thoughts exactly. Except for the warrior goddess thing, if anything I'm more of a coffee-infused snap-artist. Extranjerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972708570414496825noreply@blogger.com