Your Past, Your Future, Your Present

Inside each of us is a hero.

I speak not of those who survive tragedy or malady. I do not pretend that the only prerequisite is sacrifice or notoriety. Inside of yourself is a hero who escapes selfishness and radiates graciousness, generosity, assistance and kindness when it is least expected.

Inside each of us is a hero who goes unnoticed because we are immune to the limelight. We pretend we expect praise and admiration and recompense for our righteousness but the reality is we do the good things and fight the good fight and resist the base nature of humanity because we hold our true heart above all else.

Inside each of us is a hero who holds doors open and smiles at unknowns not because its civil but because our heart tells us its the right thing to do. We are heroes because we expect more from ourselves than we read in the paper and see on the news. We are not the least common denominator that pans to our demographic on network television.

Inside each of us is a hero who marries their perfect friend and raises good children who contribute to society and makes you proud. You, the hero, who balances work with family always aware that on the lips of every child the word for God is Mother.

Inside each of us is hero that could hold the cockpit door closed from those who would do their worst and would watch for evil breed in youth amongst our own. We hold ourselves to a level of accountability that is above the pretense of Hollywood excess and designer wears.

Inside each of us is a hero who we don't think exists. You are not a policeman or fireman or soldier. You are not Canadian, Mexican, Asian or American. You are the unknown. You are the highlight to someones deary day, you are the complementer when one is not needed. You are the faceless body in the ether that catches someones physical or mental corpus before they fall to their doom. You are the enabler of consistency who through thought and action helped another reach their goal. There is no thanks for the hero, only personal satisfaction.

Inside each of us, inside of you, is a hero who you don't think exists. You are the example to your your spouse, children, co-workers, neighbors and community. Do what you do and do it well. Consider your heart and your actions and listen to the voice that commands action.

Inside of each of us is a hero.