#2 The Silent Hero
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When times are hard and there is a lot to do you sometimes find a light in the tunnel in the form of a silent hero. Like Sam helpt Frodo in the lord of the rings a friend or colleague sometimes jumps in to carry you through the storm. Whether family members pulling through for you during hard times or friends comforting you through a though part of your life. I don’t know what we would do without our silent heroes. I will never be able to thank them enough for pulling through during hard times, or helping me realized that I could become more than I ever thought I could be. I’m even eternally grateful to that girl, whoever she was, who told me I was brave for standing up for myself. Problems are like holes. When you fall down a hole of trouble it is easy to find yourself face down in the mud soon to be buried in work. You can be sure that when you are immersed in your own problems deep down in that hole it becomes difficult to think straight. All you do is either sitting still in silence looking up at the light wishing you never fell down that hole, or you claw yourself back up. Sometimes someone passes by and if you are lucky, that someone stops and offers you a helping hand. Whether you manage to crawl back up or find a hand reaching down to help you, you often find yourself doing one big mistake. The natural thing to do after getting up from a hole of trouble is to watch your feet. Where am I going? While this is important there is something we usually miss. If we rise our heads a little you will be damn sure to find some holes around you. Sometimes with someone in there shouting for help and sometimes with someone sitting all alone in silence wishing they never fell in there. This is alarmingly common and one thing we are good at in Sweden is to shut up and hide when we fall down in to our holes. Another thing is to stay away from those scary holes even if someone is in there. But be sure that when you walk up to those holes and offer your hand, a comforting smile, or a shoulder to lean on. The next time you find yourself in a hole there is a much bigger chance that someone out there will reach down to help you up. When among others. Try to rise your head high. Watch out for holes and pick people up along the way. Believe me, this works professionally and in your ordinary life. People will remember kindness. Be sure to repay that silent hero who once saved you.
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