Hero

\”Day of Heroes life - By Me\”
“So many struggles for meaning, for purpose. In addition, in the end, we find it only in each other. Our shared experience of the fantastic. And the mundane. The simple human need to find a kindred, to connect. And to know in our hearts… that we are not alone”

“The Quest. This needs to solve life Mysteries. In the end what does it matter when the human heart can only find meanings in the smallest of moment. There here, among us, in the shadow in the light do they know yet.”

Quoted by Mohindar in drama series - Heroes.

Regardless of in the running films or in real life, I am pretty sure everyone of us do wish that we have super power either to help the others or simply to out stand the rest. Otherwise, why will such storyline sell? As Days passes by & nights falls on us. Surely, there is a purpose in life rather than cruising through it? Sometimes, I ponder. Perhaps, we have pondered & wonder too much in our own life, we have forgotten to live life. Blinded by our own trouble, obsessions with the rhythm of life that we become self- obsessed , self- centred & started to believe the world go round because of us. As long we have $ which make the world goes round , we are invincible. In reality, we are lost & just floating alive. It actually remind me of Green day song – Boulevard of broken dream :

“ Walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known Don’t know where it goes But it’s home to me and I walk alone”

Perhaps, it is time for us to get away from mirror & look around us. We may able to unleash the “Hero” within us.

· 17yrs old Syahrul lli Nasril & Muhammad Danial Nasril were just chilling out at the Starbucks under the Esplanade Bridge. One of them noticed an old Chinese man was sitting at the edge. A second later, he threw himself into the river. Both youngsters rushed to his aid. However, the ordeal lasted about 45 mins with a lot of audience watching them struggle. Thankfully, the Civil Defense come in time & saved all the three of them out the murky water in the dark.

· Ricky Yeo saw those pitiful abandoned animals from a visit in SPCA. He realized he have to do something about it. He formed the Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD). . Since Dec 2000, ASD has been rescuing, re-homing and sterilizing the countless stray or abandoned dogs that have been discarded by society. E.g A couple brought a dog & house. One fine day, they got bored with each other decided to go separate way. Sadly, they will be interested to fight for house, not the dog. ASD also create the ARC for the shelter for the dogs. The expenditure of the ARC come up to about $14,000 a month, and supported mainly through donations and sale of ASD merchandise. The ARC does not receive any kind of funding from corporate or government bodies. Yet, after 8 yrs Ricky & his family is still struggle to help these dogs - so called "man best friend."


· 68-year-old Madam Indranee Nadisen has been taking care of abandoned babies and abused or neglected children for the MCYS' fostering scheme. Up to date, she acted as a volunteer foster mother for 43 children during the past 32 years since 1976. It is not as if she have no children of her own. She has to look after her own children, five boys and a girl together with her husband as well. Each child will have to stay with her & her family in her four-room flat in Lorong Ah Soo for an average period of 2 years till they return to their own biological parents or to their adoptive parents. Madam Indranee has never learnt to deal with the heartache of these partings and cried each time a child was taken away. Finally, in 2008, she has reluctantly retired. 'If not for my health, I would carry on. I love children. When the child runs to me, I cannot carry him now. It is not nice to offend them like that.' Quoted by Madam Indranee Nadisen on why she has to retired. For more information,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indranee_Nadisen

Each person that stated above are just like you & me. They are not trained as a professional to help. Or born with a silver spoon. They were just reacting according to their heart. Do we really need to wait & go all the way to other less developed countries as a volunteer to help? Surely, we can start here, anywhere! Just give a helping hand. Help an old lady to cross the road, giving a lost girl direction, smile, anything. All the small things do count. After all, these small things fill up the gaps of life.