thoughts on the news of the day: heroes

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            Prince William is in the news again.  This time for being part of a team that rescued a man off the highest peak in Wales.  Piloting the helicopter that plucked the heart attack victim off of the mountain side is part of his job as crew member of a search and rescue team for the Royal Air Force.  Prince Williams saved the man’s life. No doubt to him, Prince William is a hero.

            Who is your hero?  Who saves you?  There are dramatic heroes – men and women who put their lives on the line for others.  Then, there are also the everyday heroes, the ones who make our lives worth living.

            My all time greatest hero is Mother Teresa.  Her life of sacrifice for others has always been an inspiration to me.  She gave up everything to help the poorest of the poor and held onto her strident principles and beliefs in the process.  There are thousands of Mother Teresa stories out there and the legend grows daily.  In fact, there is even regular conversation about canonizing her as a saint.

            You can also be your own hero.  You can save yourself.  It takes sticking to your principles, trying your hardest, taking risks and a little bit of luck.   I know someone who lives with horrific headaches on a daily basis.  Somehow he manages to carry on.  Some days are better than others.  But he carries on.  He is his own hero.  He is mine, too.

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