See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Admiral Richard Byrd Story.
Life Lesson #45 – Get the Chip Off Your Shoulder.
Shawn was on his way to class one morning when, out of nowhere, a sixth grader came running down the hall like he was sprinting the hundred meter dash. WHAM! He runs right into Shawn. Shawn went down, and his backpack went sliding across the floor nearly tripping someone else. The kid running said “Sorry,” and took off again only to run into Mr. Turner who had just stepped out of his office.
Mr. Turner checked on Shawn who was just a little shaken, and then he turned his attention to the boy runner. “Now you see what happens when you break the rules, don’t you? You know we have a rule that says, “No running in the halls.” That’s when the boy told Mr. Turner in an angry voice, “I said I was sorry!”
“You can’t go around breaking rules and think it’s okay, if you just say you’re sorry,” said the principal. “Rules are there to protect our students—ALL of our students, including you! You always have a choice—to HELP others (AND yourself) or to HURT others (and yourself). And people who HELP others are known as what?”
“HEROES(?),” the boy said, more like it was a question than an answer. But from that moment, he realized he had some thinking to do. Eventually he realized Mr. Turner was right. And that’s when he decided to start ALWAYS HELPING people instead of hurting them. He started following the rules, too!
– Jim Lord