Unsung Heroes

Yesterday they were having memorials across the country for Jack Layton, calling him a hero to the people.  While I don’t wish to take anything away from Jack my thought was “what about all the people who voted For the People”?  Which led me to thinking about all the unsung heroes we have in our midst.  This isn’t about politics, it’s about people.

       There are millions of people who go to work every day, uncomplaining and who uphold the laws, standards and integrity of this country.  No one gives them a memorial, an honour, or even an acknowledgement of a job well done.  Not a new thought, indeed my mother noted many years ago how the good children never seemed to get any kind of reward while the bad ones got to go to horse camps and the like.  We are the humble people of the earth who just make the world go round but whose looking?

       As coincidence would have it this article was being written because of all the attention Jack Layton was getting, and again, I don’t wish to take away from him but at the same time let’s remember there were a lot of other people who helped contribute significantly to the huge win of the NDP last year.  But yesterday at work we also happened to have a town hall meeting to say farewell to our outgoing president.  I don’t usually write about work but today I cannot help myself.  Was I the only person who noticed that he never once said a thank you to his assistant for taking care of him over the last 3 years?  I am aware of the long hours she puts in and how she goes over and above the line of duty and a public acknowledgement would have been nice.  But hey, “she’s only a secretary”. 

That’s like saying “she’s only a mother”. 

       Just Saying.