Looking for the Helpers

Sunday, December 16, 2012
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother's words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers - so many caring people in this world. 
Mr. Rogers
When the unnamed Connecticut shooter was doing his dirty business on Friday, Victoria Leigh Soto became a helper. She hid her first grade class, lied to the gunman about their location, and was then shot to death. Not a single student under her care was harmed.

No matter how awful, how deranged, how evil the unnamed shooter was, Victoria Leigh Soto was infinitely, amazingly, courageously better.

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