The Heart of a Knight

[Sir Patrick]

Saw this on FB today. That little guy had the heart if a knight.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/21/8-year-old-fire-hero/4717669/

[Sir Edward]

Yeah, I saw something about it, but forgot to circle back and read about it some more. I'll do that now. Very sad, but what a heroic and brave way to go.

[Don Jorge]

So sad, worse is that all people can talk about on my facebook feed is Justin Beiber being arrested for drag racing..

[Aiden of Oreland]

So sad, worse is that all people can talk about on my facebook feed is Justin Beiber being arrested for drag racing..

18 year old boy does dumb sh** and gets arrested, front news. 8 year old boy saves 7 lives and dies trying to save the last one, just a small side story.

[Sir Nate]

That boy died a Hero.
Namarie, Menel nor Cirith le, Aglar min. Le Thalion, astaldo rochben
Elvish translation(fair well, heaven above pass you, glorious one. You strong, valiant knight.)

[Thorsteinn]

He died because his giant brass balls wouldn't fit through the doors.

6 people? Then says "What the hell, I'll go for my uncle, it's only fire". Wow! A hero for sure.

[Sir Patrick]

So sad, worse is that all people can talk about on my facebook feed is Justin Beiber being arrested for drag racing..

18 year old boy does dumb sh** and gets arrested, front news. 8 year old boy saves 7 lives and dies trying to save the last one, just a small side story.

Agreed. It makes me wonder what our culture would be like if it were the other way around. Why is it that people celebrate bad behavior and then bemoan the state if the world?  Reap what you sow...

[Aiden of Oreland]

So sad, worse is that all people can talk about on my facebook feed is Justin Beiber being arrested for drag racing..

18 year old boy does dumb sh** and gets arrested, front news. 8 year old boy saves 7 lives and dies trying to save the last one, just a small side story.

Agreed. It makes me wonder what our culture would be like if it were the other way around. Why is it that people celebrate bad behavior and then bemoan the state if the world?  Reap what you sow...

Is it pitiful that people just label him a "misguided child". Back in the ol' days we would put him in iron and give him a good lashing. I think we live in a culture where its like "because I can I will." There just doesn't feel like there is a moral sense in things anymore. Is modern day that great? I think we are lowering our human and moral standards.

[Sir James A]

He died because his giant brass balls wouldn't fit through the doors.

6 people? Then says "What the hell, I'll go for my uncle, it's only fire". Wow! A hero for sure.

Huzzah to that! Truly a noble spirit.

[Sir Brian]

Heartbreaking and yet it gives me hope that not all of humanity is lost when there are brave and noble hearted people like Tyler. Rest in peace little brother and I’ll meet you anon for our earthly lives are but a moment in the eternity of the Lord’s creation.

[Sir Nate]

Perhaps this boy's courage can remind those who are willing to be more, in all Good and brave.

[Sir Douglas]

Well done, little knight. Well done. Rest peacefully.

So sad, worse is that all people can talk about on my facebook feed is Justin Beiber being arrested for drag racing..

Isn't that just a shame? Bieber was the top "trending" item for three days straight. I mean, people get arrested everyday for DUI and street racing, but none of them are rich and famous so nobody cares. If a celebrity does it, it's suddenly important news.
Meanwhile, how often does someone show courage like Tyler, especially one so young? That is something that doesn't happen everyday, yet it gets lost in all the other nonsense.
Yeah, I know, "if you want these celebrities to go away, then stop talking about them", and I should just ignore it. But anymore that kind of stuff just sticks in my craw something fierce. When did we start valuing people more by their fame and money than by their deeds?
/rant

[Ian]

Meanwhile, how often does someone show courage like Tyler, especially one so young? That is something that doesn't happen everyday, yet it gets lost in all the other nonsense.

Definitely not as young as Tyler here, but don't forget what a bunch of 18 and 19 year old kids are doing every day in Afghanistan.  They're sacrifice is largely forgotten and ignored by a jaded and preoccupied public as well.  They're courage is much more common than you think.  The problem is that a bulk of the courage in our society belongs to a small group of people who the public would rather forget about except on the occasional holiday or for 5 minutes after a movie comes out.

[Sir Edward]

Meanwhile, how often does someone show courage like Tyler, especially one so young? That is something that doesn't happen everyday, yet it gets lost in all the other nonsense.

Definitely not as young as Tyler here, but don't forget what a bunch of 18 and 19 year old kids are doing every day in Afghanistan.  They're sacrifice is largely forgotten and ignored by a jaded and preoccupied public as well.  They're courage is much more common than you think.  The problem is that a bulk of the courage in our society belongs to a small group of people who the public would rather forget about except on the occasional holiday or for 5 minutes after a movie comes out.

That's something I try very hard never to forget. The courage and sacrifice that comes from young people in our society is simply amazing at times, but if they're in uniform, it's easy for society at large to just say "meh, it's expected".

[Sir Nate]

Sadly I am guilty of having forgotten Men and women as young as 18 and 19 are fighting for the greater good.
But I am able to recognize it other than when I'm watching a movie or commercial.