The “Heroic Hearts” series is inspired Succeed and Soar’s August 21, 2021 post.
There, Eleanor Roosevelt said,
“We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time.”
How do we change the world?
One random act of kindness at a time.
–Morgan Freeman
One random act of kindness at a time.
–Morgan Freeman
On March 12, 1904, in New York City, the Deed of Trust created by steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie opened,
Gentlemen: We live in a heroic age. Not seldom are we thrilled by deeds of heroism where men or women are injured or lose their lives in attempting to preserve or rescue their fellows; such the heroes of civilization. The heroes of barbarism maimed or killed theirs.
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Carnegie then created a fund from which “the heroes and those dependent upon them should be freed from pecuniary cares resulting from their heroism.”
One of the first awardees was Richard X. Hughes of Bangor, Pennsylvania. Hughes was 42 and working in a slate quarry. Hughes sought shelter when an explosive blast was set then noticed John R. Owens had been blinded by burning powder and both could not find his way and stood near a cliff. With his own life in danger, Hughes ran from his safe place and carried Owens from harm.
The 10,000th Carnegie Hero was Vickie Tillman of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On February 19, 2017, Tillman stopped her car and called 911 when she saw Billy A. Aime being assaulted and bloodied, resulting in a concussion. The 56-year-old cafeteria worker next left her car and jumped on the attacker’s back to keep him from grabbing the police officer’s gun. She then restrained the assailant until help arrived. [The lady looks pretty petite in this picture.]
‘Hero’ comes from ancient words meaning demi [half, unfinished, almost]-god and to watch over, to protect. A “Random Act of Kindness” qualifies, as in this post’s video.
Imagine a world where everyone goes to bed a hero.
Found Money Multiplies
[3 minutes, 50 seconds]
A child finds money in restaurant parking lot. How he spends the windfall snowballs.
First aired March 29, 2014
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