August 4, 2009 - WHO ARE THE REAL HEROES IN YOUR LIFE?

I am "copying and pasting" an email from a friend and goes as follows. This friend is a policeman and has served time in the military. He volunteers for some community activities.

Most young people idolize sport athletic players, they buy clothes with their name on it, they saturate their minds with any thing that identifies with that sports figure. But in-reality those athletes don't even know that young fan wearing their jerseys, and would not take time out of their busy schedules to sit down and have a conversation one on one with the person.

Sure the athletes do entertain by playing in sport games but really, what do they actually contribute to society. I preached to the children, "Don't make athletes hero's because you will probably never get the time of day from them, the athletes are all about money."

Instead look at the people you see every day and study them, look at things you like about them, model your self after those real people, not Sport figures. I gave good examples of local leaders, military people, preachers and teachers, etc.

I tell you one person who came to my mind was a bank president who stopped to check on my broken down 1980 Dodge compact car on a busy hwy outside Anderson, Alabama. He stopped, picked me and my family up, took us to an auto parts store, then drove me back to my car and stayed till I got it going. He took about one and half hour out of his trip home after all day of hunting. I never knew that he was a bank president until afterwards when I was fixing to drive off, that's when I asked him his name and he gave me his business card.

I wrote him a message saying that they didn't out medals for doing good deeds but if they did, he would have a chest full. That is all for now Ms. Audrey, again take care, Bye for now, Tom

Note from Audrey: Thanks for today's posting Tom! I agree with you totally.