The Big Difference

“So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him…” 1 Samuel 17:50 Most of us, if not all of us, when asked to name our heroes come up with names of rock stars, highly paid athletes, pillars of the movie industry, well-acclaimed directors, people who storm the front pages of our dailies – names that are engraved on the walls of …

…line that separates heroes from known figures of the world. Come to think of it, if we don’t know the difference, how will we know what really counts in life? Embracing the idea that celebrities are heroes too also means believing that fame, glitter and glamour count most in life. There is more to life than those three, and that is finding ourselves as part of others. There is a difference – a big one.