Watching all of the death and destruction in New Orleans as a result of the hurricane Katrina is just so heartbreaking. Thousand of people homeless, without food, water, medical supplies is just unbelievable. People that were poor to begin with, that were unable to leave because they had no transportation, nor any money to get out of the way. They have lost what little they had to begin with. It is just so tragic. Watching all this, I had to wonder why people in this country worship celebrities, sports figures, movie stars as their heroes. The true heroes are the coast guard, who are flying helicopters and lifting people off their roofs, some even risking their lives to reach people. Are they paid well for this service, no, but they do it because they care about their fellow man. The people that work for the Red Cross, the churches, the hospitals with nurses and doctors working under the most extreme circumstances, not for the glory or the money, or the celebrity, but because they care about their fellow man.
It amazes me that the people who receive millions for standing in front of a camera reciting words, or sports figures that play ball or race cars, or the celebrities that jump on stage wearing low slung pants, mega gold chains and drive costly automobiles are what this country place on pedestals, and pay ridiculous, obscene amounts of money.
The true heroes, the ones we should place on pedestals risk their lives every day, leave their homes and work horrible hours with pay that does not compensate the service they provide. These are my heroes............
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