Never Hang up Your Cape
Jane
Joan Mally (Nana)
Location: Carmel, IN, United States
Who is a hero?
A true hero is someone who has spent their life making others lives better. Consider a teacher in a dirt poor neighborhood who spends her life trying to give low income kids a better life through an education. Even though her pay is little and the conditions are even worse, she still shows up at school every day to give impoverished teens an education. This isn't a "one time hero" but a person who has touched hundreds of people in her life time and had a positive effect on them. Not every one would be this selfless so if you are ever lucky to meet one of these people be sure to thank them and remember how lucky you are to have the in your life.
A real hero continues to be a great community member after their "Glory Days" are over. Just because superman hung up his cape and checked into The Gardens retirement home, doesn't mean that he became a grouchy old man who only leaves his room to yell at the post boy. In order to be a real hero you need to keep contributing to society even after you retire. Whether you are the lady who gives everyone she sees a butterscotch, the old man in the park who lets little kids win at checkers, or the little old lady who helps little kids find their picture books on the library shelves. A real hero never hangs up their cape because no one is to old to be a hero or to tired to be a contributing member of society.
A real hero dedicates their life to making other peoples' lives better and continues to give back to society even after they retire or hit old age. My grandmother is real life hero that I was lucky enough to meet. She became a teacher and impacted hundreds of students over her career. She continues to give back to society even though she's retired by providing cheap tutoring for young kids. There are so many hero's in our everyday life we just don't realize it. If you ever meet a hero, be sure to thank them.
Passion Project
Whenever my brothers and I walk into my Nana’s house we rush to the cookie jars and see what's inside. There is always some sort of cookie. Sometimes there's icebox cookies, chocolate crinkle cookies, sugar cookies but if you're really lucky you find sweetest thumbprint cookies. This is my grandmother's best recipe. So I decided what a better way to commemorate my hero then to learn how to bake one of her favorite dishes. After failed attempts to get my hands on her recipe, I finally found her cookbook and I knew that this would be my project. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did.
true heroes
Should be everyone's goal
But the ones who achieve it
Are true heroes
They are ordinary people
Don't stand out in a crowd
But hidden among us
Reaching one goal
So whenever you meet them
Be sure to say hi
because heroes come
In every shape, color, or size