The Minnesota Bridge Disaster 07: Becoming Heroes
Photos of the collapse horrified us, stories of survivors made us cry in relief and tales of ordinary people becoming heroes uplifted us. We feel grateful for their swift acts and wonder: “What would I have done in a similar situation? How much risk would I have taken to help?”
World disasters make us publicly cheer for the rescuers and survivors and often privately long for the exhilaration and high of “doing good,” of being important.
You don’t need to save lives in order to perform everyday goodness and feel better about yourself. We all want to “matter in the world,” but opportunities surround us.
Helping others helps us reduces depression, social isolation and low self-esteem. You may not feel the intensity of pulling someone out of a well or fire or concrete rubble, but kindness and good deeds can make you feel wanted, needed, important and valued.
Here is a short list of how you can create everyday goodness and positive feelings about yourself.
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