WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A HERO?
By definition, it means having extraordinary powers or strength and use it to do good.
In difficult times, where survival becomes even more difficult to …. this pandemic, putting your life at risk in order to guarantee somebody else’s survival can be considered an extraordinary strength.
During the first months of this pandemic, many of us clapped from our windows as a sign of appreciation to the health professionals.
We witnessed their courage and dedication, how they risked -and sometimes lost- their lives to fulfill the oath they had made: save as many as they could.
The same could be said to police and military forces that delivered medicines or tried to keep the order in countries where uncertainty was taking over.
But there are others, some she don’t see or don’t even considered or forget that are also putting their life at risk for our survival:
FARMERS - without them there would be no food on our plates
CARRIERS & POST SERVICE - how else could we get the food, medicines, documents and letters in our homes?
MAINTENANCE - without them, countries would be flooding in trash
BASIC SERVICES WORKERS - electricity, mobile, water and sewer workers
The list goes on: cashiers, supermarket clerks, public transport employees ….
Next time you cross paths with one of them, REMEMBER. They also put their lives at risk. FOR US.
We live in a society, we are not islands and we need from our community to survive.
Let’s be kind, let’s be grateful.