Heroes and Demons

Hello My Dear Friends. Sometimes it feels like this world we live in has become very a scary place. Today, I looked at the face of a 16 year old boy, Alex Hribal, and wondered how he could walk into his high school and stab or slash over 20 people. I wondered how many other people would have been hurt or killed if assistant principal Sam King hadn't tackled him. Heroes and demons. Last Wednesday, 54-year old Steven Utash was driving down a street in Detroit when a 10 year old boy ran out in front of his truck. He couldn't stop in time and he hit the boy. As he got out of his truck to go help the boy, a gang of about a dozen thugs attacked him. He was beaten nearly to death. He's in a coma. Retired nurse Deborah Huges saw the whole thing. She first ran to the boy. He had suffered only minor injuries. Then, when she saw the thugs attacking Mr. Utash, she ran over and pushed through the crowd, which had grown to several dozen, screamed for them to stop and got down on the ground with the man to protect him. She saved his life. Heroes and demons. On April 2nd, 3 American soldiers were killed by another at Fort Hood. 16 others were wounded. In the midst of the chaos, 39 year old Sgt. First Class Daniel Ferguson used his body to hold a door shut and keep the gunman out. He gave his life to save dozens of others. 37 year old Sgt. Timothy Owens gave his life walking toward the gunman, trying to calm him down and stop the carnage. Heroes and demons. It's as old as life itself. Ever since the archangel Michael defeated the dragon heroes have stood up to demons. You really can't have one without the other. The funny thing about it is, you never really know who the heroes and demons are. Look around you. You could be sitting next to a hero right now. You could be one yourself. You never really know how will you react if confronted by a demon. I would like to think that I would act heroically, but who knows. Hopefully, I will never have to find out. I am in awe of those who instinctively move to protect others without regard to their own safety. A high school assistant principal, a retired nurse or a soldier. During every tragedy, heroes emerge to face the demons. They walk among us every day. Average Americans; regular people who, when face to face with a demon, find the strength to look them in the eye and kick their demon ass. It's these people who keep my faith in the goodness of man alive. The word "Hero" gets thrown around a lot these days. Probably because, in the face of so much ugliness, we are in dire need of heroes. The good news is, there are heroes all around us. We just don't know who they are yet.
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