"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." -Arthur Ashe
Would you lift a car to save another person? What if that car were on fire at the time? That is exactly what several people did in Salt Lake City recently when an unfortunate accident occurred. A car, a motorcycle, and the driver of the motorcycle injured and trapped beneath a burning car.
Bravery or heroism are words we apply to such people. As one of these fine people said, "That's a big title. I don't consider myself a hero. It's just our humanity ... Everyone is going to help." A very well-said comment in that as people, we simply help take care of each other. In these instances, you can not stand silent and not do something.
Each and every day we do things that are heroic in nature. The big ones are lifting a burning car off an injured man. Or racing up several flights of stairs in a burning building to save people. Maybe even putting your life on the line to protect a nation or a community.
There are also deeds done that make you a hero just in serving other people in small ways. We hold a door open for the person carrying groceries or giving a smile to the stressed out bank teller. A father playing with his kids, or a mother applying a bandaid to a skinned knee.
You have the opportunity each and every day to do something good for another. It is the big and little things we do, serving others, that creates a million heroes. You may not wear a skin-tight action hero outfit but what you do for others will make you look like you do.
And as the quote from one of the 'car lifters' said, "it's just our humanity." When we look out for each other, when we help each other, we in turn are looked after. Be a hero today, do something good and see your life, your best life, become even better.
