There is a strange thing but each
and every one of us does it. Unconsciously we categorize people in different
standards depending on what they say, how they say it or what they do and how
they do it. We all have standards by which we measure each and every individual
around us. If you look closely you will realize the standards are not that
difficult. It’s more about if we admire these people or not, if their actions
are acceptable to us or not, if we envy them for the great qualities they posses
or not. The heroes we love consist of just that, they are the people who did
things which have left a mark on our lives; they did things we recognized and we
praise them for doing things that we could not do our selves. However, the true
secrets of being a hero does not just lie in doing things others can’t do but
also in knowing the order of things, in knowing what to do and when to do it
because things happen when it’s time for them to happen.
Am here today to tell you about this
wonderful guy I know, he is basically my hero, he has taught so many things in
such a short time, he has taught me how to be myself, he has taught me how to
appreciate what I have and so many others. The first time we met he was just an
ordinary guy; I never knew that someday I would say all these things about him.
But ever since he came to my life I have become a different person, a much
happier person, a person more like myself.
I met him two years ago, by then I
was this person who had given up on life, I had stopped living and I had begun
waiting for the days to pass. There was nothing exciting in my life. I
spent a lot most of my time doing things that I would make my day go faster. I
was so lost; my life had no meaning then.
The first time I saw him, he was nowhere
close to a hero, he was this guy who was locked up in his own bubble doing
things that would take his mind off his mysteries. We pretty much looked like
we were sailing in the same boat but we were not. Once I got to know him, I realized I had this darkness in me and he was the only person who could drive
it out. It began like a joke, us spending our evenings together where he will
teach me few things every day. He would show me things that I never knew
existed. Suddenly my days began to have meaning again, I now had a reason to
wake up and look forward to tomorrow. As the days went by we began to spend not
only nights but also days..... Thanks to him I finally found the happy girl I
had lost when fighting for my life.
He once told me, In this world there
are two kinds of heroes, heroes who shine in the face of great adversity, those
who perform an amazing act in difficult situation and those who live among us,
those who do their work unceremoniously, unnoticed by many of us but they make
difference in the lives of others.... he was planning to celebrate some of the
heroes and heroines that touched his life in some way......what he didn't know
is that, he is a hero too, he had made so much difference in my life and in the
life of so many people even though there are those who have mistaken his
kindness for weakness. He has done so many things to people without expecting
anything in return... he gives and gives without taking.... he is one in a
million kind of man, a true hero that I shall not forget till the end of time.
Dear diary, the mark of heroes is not
necessarily the result of their actions, but what they are willing to do for
others and for their chosen cause.... even if they fail, their determination
lives on for others to follow because for any hero the glory does not lie in
their achievement but in their sacrifice. I know my hero is in difficult
situation right now.... he does not understand half or what he is going through
or why people that he sacrificed so much for, are trying to complicate his
life.. but am confident he will come out of all this madness just fine .
If he ever reads this post, I want
him to know God is mysterious, when we finally let go and let him lead us,
things will become clear and we will find peace. He should forgive himself, and
forgive those who did not appreciate his sacrifices because there is something
wonderful on the horizon for every person who has faith and chooses to believe
that their “train wreck of life” has something more than that. He has survived
through so much, he has been through so much....and this is just one of those
situations that he will not just survive but thrive too.......!! I love my
hero!!
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