"The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about."
- Anonymous
I looked out the window this morning as usual, but saw an unusual sight that changed the way I see. It was the vision of two men suspending from the 42nd floor, with the support of two ropes, to clean the window panes of each apartment. I was dumbstruck with the thought of even attempting such a thing. Oh my gosh! What heroes these guys are, comparable to some stuntmen in Hollywood or Bollywood. Yet, these heroes remain unrecognized, unthanked and unacknowledged for what they do. May be they earn just enough to scrape from month to month. They all have families, children who love them and go to school because of them, parents for whom they may be the only reason to smile, friends who are a part of their happy moments and a lot more than I can probably think of.
Yet these heroes remain anonymous. Nobody knows their name, nobody stops by to ask them if they were okay, nobody even cares to know if they've had their bread for the day... But everybody enjoys the luxuries got because of them, sometimes, even without realizing that they have them because of these unsung heroes. It moves us when we think about it. When we realize that the beautiful views outside our windows wouldn't have been as beautiful without the help of these unsung heroes that work day in and day out, so that we could live with comfort and so that their children could go to school and never have to do what they do, to earn a living.
Look around, I mean really look around right now! There are so many things that surround you coming from an unsung hero. May be it's the clean laundry you wear or the clean floor you step your feet on. May be its the amazing food you eat that your mother or someone else cooks for you tirelessly standing in the kitchen, so that you could have a good meal and work or study better. May be it is just as small a thing as delivering the milk or groceries to your doorstep. Don't let these unsung heroes stay unsung. You never know what hardships that delivery boy or that maid faces so that they could be of help to you.
Let us today make an intent to start recognizing these heroes. We may not have extra money to help them or buy something for them. But we do have a smile, that helping hand or just a 'Thank you' that can make their day. It's amazing to see how their faces light up with just a word of appreciation for the work they do. God has made each man/woman in the image of god. Look at the needy with a smile and you will feel god looking back at you. Tip them at times, appreciate them or may be buy them something... no matter how insignificant that looks to you. For them, each act of kindness makes a difference. May be even a difference of life and death for them or their families. Giving is the most beautiful thing you can ever experience, if done with an open heart. It makes you feel you can make a difference in people's life, no matter how big or small.
You can make a difference! Always remember, that the elephant can crush huge trees and kill animals, but an ant can terrify or even kill an elephant at times.(Paraphrased from the Guru Granth Sahib)
Make it your intention to keep doing the little things! You may be an unsung hero to hundreds or even millions around... Just keep doing your bit! :-)
I would like to share this video with you guys that is sure to leave you smiling - The unsung hero
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