The heroism of the ordinary

Fellow Labourers-

This article strikes at the very core of our being. Life can be so complex and yet so mundane. I believe we all struggle at times to decide on whether or not we are making a difference. As I near the end of the article my mind went back to over 40 years when I saw my brother drowning in an in spate river, and I stood on the bank helpless. An individual a little older than I and a much better swimmer jumped in and saved him after much struggle. That same individual who never went to high school or college became a mentor to me. He would insist that I do my school work whenever he sees me. He would be proud when he saw me by myself over the sports ground solving a math problem or reading a book. Ordinary, yet unknowingly he was a hero to many of us. Today I seek to find him when I visit Westmoreland, because he has touched many lives by doing "ordinary" things. No wonder the saying goes "God is not looking for extraordinary people, but for ordinary people to do extraordinary things."

Pax Vobiscum

Robert Stewart