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Along Life’s Way
Hero or Zero?
By Lois E. Wilson
In a worldwide crisis like the coronavirus is causing, there arise
unsung heroes. They do not choose to become heroes, but they definitely
are. In this health fight to save lives, find treatments, equipment and
facilities, develop cures and vaccines, we see many risking their own
health, doing their best to lend their skills, finances, and time to
the effort. We applaud them. We know bravery when we see it.
Most politicians recognize the gravity of the situation and put aside
their party’s aspirations to give their full support by working
together to solve problems of need, distribution of aid, and manpower.
Miami Mayor, Francis Suarez, who has now recovered from the
coronavirus, was the first COVID-19 convalescent plasma donor in
Florida. He urged, “I have a moral responsibility to do this. My
plasma donation has the potential to help a coronavirus patient
recover. I want this to be a call to action for other people who have
recovered from the coronavirus to follow in my footsteps.”
Unfortunately there are always a few who are committed to hyper
partisanship. Regarding the President’s approach to solving COVID-19
problems, House Speaker Pelosi recently accused, “As the President
fiddles, people are dying.” Her pronouncement seems hypocritical in
that she supports abortion of babies whenever she can—even within the
recent relief bill to ease the pandemic’s impact on the finances of
American families. Is God testing us, as He has done before, by sending
us babies who may be the future saviors of the world—who will bring
peace and cures to a stricken humanity, and we reject them?
Now in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, U.S. Representative Adam
Schiff is proposing a commission with subpoena powers to investigate
it. His previous attempts to rid the country of President Trump
resulted in nothing. They did divert the country’s attention at a time
when COVID-19 was beginning to infect the world.
One of the definitions of “zero” in the dictionary states: “An
insignificant person or thing.” Some of our politicians keep trying to
nullify the people’s will in favor of imposing their own. They are more
obvious with each of their ploys. They are declining, down, down, down
to becoming zeros.
We constituents are awakening. We know the difference between a “hero”
and a “zero.” We are watching and keeping alert. We must not fall into
the zeros’ traps. Every time they do not put the positive goals of our
country before their own goals for power, we will exercise our rights
and try to correct the situation.
In the meantime, let’s root for and honor the many individuals and
groups now stepping forward to unselfishly serve, heal, and provide the
needs of our country. May God bless them all—they are the true heroes
of today!
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