This is a prime example of what I consider to be an everyday hero. It's not the traditional vision of a hero - one who risks himself to do a great deed; rather, it is a quieter, more humble version. In ways we don't always imagine, all of us have the capacity to be heroes.
If you happen to be nice to someone on a day when everything is going wrong, you'll be a hero. If you give a hand to someone who's always been too timid to ask for help, you'll be a hero. If you be a friend who sticks around to listen to someone during one of their most vulnerable times, you'll be a hero.
Even if the action is small, sometimes it can be exactly what's needed. Sometimes a word or two can be what saves someone's life.
So recall the times that you've done something for someone in their time of need. You made that impact on their life. You were their hero. Yes, you.
That power is inside all of us. It's a simple power, really. We may never be quite the heroes that we read about in the news or imagine in our wild fantasies, but this power is exactly what we need to be everyday heroes. And frankly, that in itself is a gift of the highest order.
I remember reading a sad story about a teenage boy with sporadic memory loss or something similar. One of the few routines he had down was his weekly trip to the barber in which his brother would stop by later and pay. Eventually, the boy's brother passed away, but he could never remember his brother actually passed, so he kept going, and the barber didn't have the heart to break it to him every time it happened, so he just kept cutting his hair and telling him his brother would pay later.
IGiveFreeCompliments on September 14th, 2017 at 23:56 UTC »
This is a prime example of what I consider to be an everyday hero. It's not the traditional vision of a hero - one who risks himself to do a great deed; rather, it is a quieter, more humble version. In ways we don't always imagine, all of us have the capacity to be heroes.
If you happen to be nice to someone on a day when everything is going wrong, you'll be a hero. If you give a hand to someone who's always been too timid to ask for help, you'll be a hero. If you be a friend who sticks around to listen to someone during one of their most vulnerable times, you'll be a hero.
Even if the action is small, sometimes it can be exactly what's needed. Sometimes a word or two can be what saves someone's life.
So recall the times that you've done something for someone in their time of need. You made that impact on their life. You were their hero. Yes, you.
That power is inside all of us. It's a simple power, really. We may never be quite the heroes that we read about in the news or imagine in our wild fantasies, but this power is exactly what we need to be everyday heroes. And frankly, that in itself is a gift of the highest order.
Edit: thank you kindly for doing this, /u/CASTERNPOLLOX! I greatly appreciate it. :)
nickturn on September 14th, 2017 at 23:57 UTC »
That's awesome!
But, where the hell does a barber charge $10?
KingRodent on September 15th, 2017 at 02:09 UTC »
I remember reading a sad story about a teenage boy with sporadic memory loss or something similar. One of the few routines he had down was his weekly trip to the barber in which his brother would stop by later and pay. Eventually, the boy's brother passed away, but he could never remember his brother actually passed, so he kept going, and the barber didn't have the heart to break it to him every time it happened, so he just kept cutting his hair and telling him his brother would pay later.