Heroes In Our Midst

                                                  Heroes In Our Midst

What is A hero? Is it someone with great strength? Or just someone who does the right thing? A hero can be someone you look up to. A father, mother, brother, sister and friend.
The other night my Dad and I were at A gas station. As we were checking out the woman behind the counter says "This guy is going to drive away, I just know it." And sure enough, he did. Just like that. Got the gas and drove off.  Doesn't seem like much but think about it for a minute. What is he teaching the youth of our age. That stealing is okey. What kind of  world do we live in where wrong is made right and right made wrong? It troubles me to think that it's becoming more and more so. And thinking of the kind of world my children will have to grow up in. If these type of things become the norm, Then what will it be like in twenty or thirty years from now. What kind of things will we be accepted. These are my thoughts on this. But that's not the whole story. After the man drove off another man next to me at the register said "Which pump was it?" so the lady said which one it was and he says "Okay. pump five and six." I couldn't help but smile. This man had no idea who the other was but yet he was paying for his gas. It was truly A heroic moment. He was no superman swooping down and saving a man from being hit from a bus and flying off. He was just simply doing the right thing. And that's what makes him A hero. Not being able to fly or lift a truck with one hand. (though it's cool to think about.) We've come to belive that A hero is someone with powers, but it's the decisions we make that define who we are, and the good ones are what makes A hero A hero. Even though there are people in this world that encourage others to do wrong by they're actions, there are still people who encourage others to do right be they're actions.

There are heroes in our midst, everyday. We see them. They're everywhere. And they are just like you and me.

Raul Cabrera Jr. Just another teen.