Regular Guys, Outstanding Role Models

Media today is unconstrained when it comes to showering images and messages upon

our children about how they should act, dress and who they should look up to. Even Disney productions for children, such as Hannah Montana, which any parent would assume would be a good thing for their children to view, has Hannah unable to comprehend the word "no" and dresses at times like a baby pro. These shows do come with an attempt at sending a valuable lesson, the pictorials and story line are the messages they are sending loudest and clearest. The message is that all children should strive to look and act like a movie star.

Kids today need someone they can look up to, someone who can set a real example for them. While TV stars may be more popular, and are certainly in the news and tabloids more, they often are not the best examples for our kids. Our kids need to be introduced to ordinary everyday heroes like firefighters and police officers as people to look up to.

Police officers and firefighters are, by most accounts, completely ordinary people, but to those whose lives they are a part of, they are nothing less than extraordinary. Dedicating years of their lives to keeping our country and towns safe, their efforts on the force undoubtedly make a tremendous difference in the lives of countless people.

Several firefighters and police officers look for other ways to serve once they leave the force. Public service is a large part of their nature, which is why they entered into it in the first place. One outlet they find that can use their training and experience to the fullest is in the production of government emergency vehicles. These include trailers like the FEMA trailers so commonly seen after Katrina, SWAT vehicles, mobile crime labs and many others. Our country needs these vehicles to help assist victims of natural or man made disasters.

Certainly a life spent working on the police force or in the fire station is one that is very well spent. The choice they make to create these important emergency vehicles after their tour of duty takes the well-spent life and kicks it up a notch. These activities are more than sufficient to qualify them as heroes. There are many other activities of a public service nature that some are called to as well, they are equally qualified as heroes.

Many of these home town heroes have been involved in charitable giving that has made a difference in numerous lives. Their charities have supported children in Africa, worthy causes in their own communities and many children's care and research facilities. No, they do not cure cancer themselves or provide all that everyone needs, but they donate what money and/or time they have and encourage everyone to follow suit.

A good role model doesn't have to be someone you see on TV every other day or who is constantly in the tabloids. In fact, as police officers and firefighters have shown us, sometimes it is the ordinary people who make the best role models. Role models for our kids should simply be someone who does their best and gives their all every day, and that's what these ordinary everyday heroes do.

by: Henri Degri

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