One more year is passing by. Reminders and greetings are flying crisscross all over. One question, whom shall we call hero of the year? Is it any fireman who rushed into a burning house? Is it a soldier who sacrificed his life? Is it anybody else who passed away without any media coverage? Quite accidentally, I happened to come across a website on unknown hero stories. I could see there, thrilling stories of many people who inspired others or changed many lives. On top was the story of a Mexican immigrant Francisco Jiménez, who spent his childhood working in the fields of California picking cotton, strawberries, grapes and lettuce. It was a story of how faith, education and family can help even the poorest of families to make a difference.
The next story was of a great aunt. A niece has written, “Whatever I may become in the future, it's all because of her; her worth in my life is incomparable. She made things happen all to benefit of me. I love her so much and it kills to see her carrying so much burden …... You're one in a million.” The next story too was on a lady who never gave up to what happened to her. The story goes telling that she has inspired the writer to never give up and keep trying even when anyone want to give up and think that something is too hard. Next story was of one Neale whom the writer met in a coffee shop. Neale just told the writer that he is much more than what he thinks to be and it was just this comment that changed his course of life dramatically. All these stories full of gratitude, suggested me one thing – there are many millions of heroes who have positively changed the lives of others. This was enough to force me set my goal for 2013 – ‘be instrumental in changing at least 365 humans’.
Joseph Mattappally
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