ARE YOU AWARE OF HOW MANY "UNSUNG HEROES" THERE ARE?

Are you aware of how many "Unsung heroes" we have? People who are
never named and do not appear on the "Wall of Fame"?

When I was young and movies were less sophisticated, the typical Western hero was one who rescued the fair lady from the runaway horse or stagecoach and was rewarded with a kiss on the cheek as she exclaimed, "My hero!" Today we mostly see heroes who perform some feat of daring at the risk of their own lives. Being a woman, I probably prefer the former Western hero.

However, for every recognized hero, there are a thousand or more unsung heroes. I speak of the faithful classroom teacher who toils by day and prepares at night to serve as parent, teacher, disciplinarian, moral agent and adult role model for the youth of the day. They even frequently dig into their own pockets to buy children lunches or provide art supplies for the classroom because the school's budget is depleted. Before my late husband became a professor he was a teacher and salaries were extremely low... however, he bought shoes and shirts for kids whose shirts were threadbare, on credit at the Indian shop across the and at the end of the month we struggled to pay for them... Then there is the pastor who works for a meagre salary with such a busy schedule that he neglects his own family... and drives an old "Napoleon fall apart" automobile. (Smile). And so we can go on about unsung heroe's.

I also am referring to the parents who faithfully uphold their responsibility to their children on extremely limited budgets, as well as the faithful volunteers who regularly do yeomanlike work in serving the homeless, working in soup kitchens or distributing food and clothing to the needy. These days there are so many clinics for HIV patients, and I know of one medical doctor who dedicates one day to treat these patients FREE OF CHARGE. That is commitment and that is heroic... (Another unsung hero).

My Webster dictionary says that a hero is "a man of distinguished valour, intrepidity or enterprise in danger, as a hero in arms; a great, illustrious or extraordinary person." The dictionary also tells me that "unsung" means "not celebrated, not recited." Unfortunately, that is too often true. Those who do spectacular things get the publicity, but most of the time, they have their "15 minutes of fame," and it's all over in the minds of everyone -- except the one who was the recipient of the hero's valour. Even though unsung heroes don't get their moments of fame, they do earn the undying gratitude of those they serve. So whether you get the publicity or not, if you are someone who is making a difference, you really are a hero. Keep it up, and if you are doing it because you are a child of God (and He is laying it on your heart, and you are being obedient) you will surely be blessed..

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Ramona P.