This is not about politics or economics. It's about silent heroes. While I was at the blood bank today, there was a guy who looked to be in his 70s hooked up to a platelet machine across the room. I didn't think too much about him at the time. After I was finished I was looking around the bank while having some water and there on the wall I saw a picture of this guy with the blood bank manager.
What did he do to get his picture up there? He has given 52 gallons of blood and blood products at this bank. Fifty two gallons! Soon he was finished with his hour-long stint and I walked over to express my admiration. As you might expect he was unassuming, almost humble about this tremendous record of commitment and generosity.
The heroes are not the people who get all the TV exposure. The real heroes are the people all around us in our communities who donate their time, money and, yes, blood without fanfare or expectation of reward. They just do it because they believe it is the right thing to do.
It’s easy to become cynical, seeing all the hypocrites, egomaniacs and self-seekers in the news. So let’s try to remember that for each one of them there are thousands of silent heroes who are quietly giving every day to alleviate human suffering and to make our communities and the world better places.
1 comment:
Nice post Dad. I am sure many on the left would be surprised that a person on the right could write something so kind and insightful.
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