There are Hero’s around us all the time. The news is full of
feel good stories about Heroes who come in and save the day. The thing is we
never hear the backstory to how that person became a hero. What made them
sacrifice it all for someone they barley know? What makes someone do selfless
acts of kindness?
I don’t know about your hero, but I do know about my hero. I
will be forever grateful to my hero. If
it weren’t for him I’d still be living with an alcoholic and being asked nearly
every night “Are you getting fat?” or some other things that I’d rather not
repeat. My hero is and will always be
“Everyone’s Hero.” When I first met him he told me he had been in the Marines
for 10 yrs doing special ops. I kind of
wondered how military life affected him, what battle wounds he carried with
him, did he suffer from PTSD. Sadly
after falling in love with him I found out his battle wounds. I don’t know how to describe it or put it
into words, all I can say is he will always be the one who will swoop in and
saves the day. He was trained for that
and that is his life’s mission. I know 2
years ago he did the same for a co-work of mine and I’m pretty sure there are
many others before me and after me that will and have been blessed by his love
and kindness.
I wish I could call him mine as he’s got an amazing heart
and is always there to help the distressed, but his heart is not up for
grabs. I have a feeling that in order to
do his job he had to de-compartmentalize himself and after doing that for so
many years he hasn’t figured out how to transition back into civilian life. Maybe this isn’t such a bad thing as it makes
him an amazing Hero. He is a true blessing to society. We need more men like him.
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I was sharing the above with my girl friend today and she sent me the below thought. All I can say is even thought I see that this person came into my life for a
reason. I still cry at the loss that I feel. It doesn’t matter how many times I
tell my heart that they came into my life for a reason my broken heart just won’t
listen.
Reason, season or lifetime
People always come into your life for a reason, a season and a
lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet
a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you
through a difficulty, or to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you
physically, emotionally, or even spiritually. They may seem like a godsend too
you, and they are. They are there for a reason, you need them to be. Then, without
any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say
or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die,
Sometimes they just walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to
take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire
fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it
is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is
because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an
experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have
never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It
is real! But, only for a season. And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to
Fall, the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME, relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons;
those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);, and put
what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for
being part of my life.....
© Brian A. "Drew" Chalker
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