Being a hero

   There's a song that I like to listen to called Hero. It speaks about doing what's right, not just for ourselves but for the people around us. The artist describes a boy who is bullied, a girl who is isolated and a boy who looks up to his brother who is a bad role model. There is a question that we have to ask ourselves: Am I going to be comfortable and happy or am I going to go out of my way to help someone else, and to what extent?
     We never really know exactly what anyone is going through, especially if it's someone we're not well acquainted with. It's hard to help someone when we don't know how to, right? Although that is true, there's something we have to consider.  Think about the things you say and do to others. Maybe you're not a mean person but sometimes you do mean things that can hurt someone else. Maybe you walk on the street and you see a girl and in your mind you're better than her so you scoff and look down at her. Maybe you have a coworker that isn't very attractive so you whisper to your friend about how ugly you think she is. Most of us do these things and we're not bad people, but these things on top of twenty others can throw someone over the edge. These things do hurt people. A great way to help someone that you may not be close to is by refraining from saying something mean about them or to them.

     At many High Schools, seniors like to trick the new freshmen at their school. They are vulnerable and they don't know the routine of the school so they are easy targets. That may seem like your normal senior year ritual, but it can actually hurt someone. We never really know.

   Always try to help someone as best as you can. You don't have to chase someone down trying to help them but something as simple as giving someone directions or saying hello can make their day.
  
    In the song called Hero by Superchick, there is a boy described who is picked on and bullied daily. One day he finally has enough and he takes his dad's gun and shoots himself. There must have been bystanders and witnesses to this daily action but no one did anything. They just watched because they were either enjoying seeing someone in pain or they were afraid of getting hurt also. It might be hard but if you see someone being bullied do something. Tell someone in authority or tell the bully to stop. You might just save a life.
   
   To make a difference in the world, you don't have to do much. You just have to be like Jesus and show love. It may be small but what you do can impact someone's life for ever.