Superman_______July 6, 2012
Wanted to share an answer from a TED question about Hero’s.
Conversation: We can all be heros! We share many of the same insecurities and fears, so why do some people take action while others continue to look away?
Jan 8 2012: Great question. The “hero” is Superman and it is my grandmother.
When I was a child we would spend most of the summer with her in Tennessee. Every evening during dinner there would be quiet knocks on the front door. We are from the south and women didn’t typically sit at the table with the family. They were running around pulling things out the oven, adding more sugar to your tea and making ice cream cones for the littles that were done eating. No one would notice my grandmother going to the front door with a casserole dish and a bag of food for each person that was quietly knocking. It wasn’t until I was a little older-7 or 8, did I realize my grandmother, a child born right before the Depression, was feeding those that did not have. This was a women, oldest of nine, that did not have shoes until she was 13 or 14. She was always my Hero, the silent recognition of this at that moment made it real. We never talked about this evening rituals. There are millions of Hero’s that do not wear red capes
When I was a child we would spend most of the summer with her in Tennessee. Every evening during dinner there would be quiet knocks on the front door. We are from the south and women didn’t typically sit at the table with the family. They were running around pulling things out the oven, adding more sugar to your tea and making ice cream cones for the littles that were done eating. No one would notice my grandmother going to the front door with a casserole dish and a bag of food for each person that was quietly knocking. It wasn’t until I was a little older-7 or 8, did I realize my grandmother, a child born right before the Depression, was feeding those that did not have. This was a women, oldest of nine, that did not have shoes until she was 13 or 14. She was always my Hero, the silent recognition of this at that moment made it real. We never talked about this evening rituals. There are millions of Hero’s that do not wear red capes
This had led into many questions on being prepared for impact.
Who cares if anyone else notices, takes an interest….become the best case scenario on yourself. This way when you are prepared for impact, you can play full-out.
Being prepared is not about life insurance (while that will certainly help), it is about stacking the deck in your favour, so in the event of an epic failure……a catastrophic implosion/explosion you will come out on the other side.
Few have come into my life that are truly prepared. I cherish those dear ones. They teach and show the way.
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