To be heroes.
- 7 days ago
- 1 min read
I recently read a book about a group of young college students in Utrecht in the Netherlands who saved 400 Jewish children from death during the Holocaust. These students, when quite elderly, were asked why they acted as they did. Keep in mind that only one-tenth of one percent of the Dutch population was directly involved in rescue efforts, so these were true heroes.
They identified the following:
They were taught right from wrong from an early age.
They were taught to recognize the suffering of others.
Their parents quite naturally and generously helped others in need.
They had happy family lives.
So if you have young kids and grandkids, or you teach or influence children in other ways, hold fast to the knowledge that you’re training a new generation… may they learn to be heroes when heroes are needed.
An unknown rescued orphan:
