When we were children, we watched cartoons where there was usually a hero saving the day. As we aged and matured, our vision of the hero changed from a cartoon figure that could fly, to real people doing great deeds. To me, the best heros are the people who do not know they are heroes. They do not fly,... they do not have their pictures on billboards, do not receive awards for best actor, nor are listed on the best seller list. The true heroes are the families that struggle each day to care for loved ones, the single mother working to support her family, or the serviceman sacrificing life for his country. It is the child sharing an ice cream cone with a hungry stranger, or a teenager giving his seat on the bus to his elder. It is the maintenance man who gives up his time to sit and listen to a stranger who is in pain, or a pet protecting his master. To be a true hero, one must lose their sense of being a hero and do things simply because it is the right thing to do.
So... the question of the day is, Who are your heroes?
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What Is Lonnie's Room?
There is a room in our home to which I navigate more frequently than the others. It makes me feel secure, it is cozy, and it is quiet. From the peak of the room, there is a large rusty metal angel suspended by a very thin wire. It would apear as if the angel is hovering over me, protecting, and always present. The lighting in the room creates a virtual display of dancing shadows around the angel.
Every evening when I am in "MY ROOM", I think of what Luciano de Crescenzo once said, "We are all like one-winged angels. it is only when we help each other that we can fly."
Every evening when I am in "MY ROOM", I think of what Luciano de Crescenzo once said, "We are all like one-winged angels. it is only when we help each other that we can fly."
About Me
- Lonnie
- Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Grief Counseling and Bereavement Education;
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