HERO'ISH

photo by Urbanworld Film Festival

Actor Jamie Foxx saved a man from a fiery car crash, when near his Los Angeles home "a 32-year-old man . . . hit a ditch" causing his truck "to roll many times over and burst into flames."  Two witnesses of the crash, including Foxx - rushed to pull the man "to safety."    Foxx later told reporters, "I'm not a hero ... but had to do something."  story        But can we count pulling people from burning cars, at least as a good deed?

Principle in the type:  "But I believe in my capacity and in your capacity to do good, to make some contribution to the society of which we are a part, [and] to grow and develop. … I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world, be it ever so small.”                       Gordon B. Hinckley

THE HERO TRAIN

photo by Pen Waggener

French President Francois Hollande awarded the Legion d'Honnerus to the five men who helped tackle and subdue a gunman on a train en route to Paris, mid-August.   "The entire world admires your courage, your sangfroid, your spirit of solidarity," said Hollande.  "This is what allowed you to, with bare hands — your bare hands — to subdue an armed man."  The story of these five friends and strangers continues to receive attention, and I for one enjoy reading about some Good Guys for once!    news                   

Principle in the type:  "There are different kinds of courage, they say—physical courage and moral courage.  It is my experience, however, that one with moral courage, that is, one who is true to himself, also has physical courage."   Marion G. Romney