Name: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Uploaded: 2011-03-16T14:41:00Z
Duration: 3 min 50 s
Description: Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.

Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.

A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

Heroic gestures do not always involve grand rescues or dramatic moments. A volunteer firefighter once braved a burning home not to save a pet, but to fetch a pair of shoes for a woman standing barefoot in the rain. She later remembered this simple act as the greatest kindness she received that night. Lasting impact often comes from sincere, immediate generosity, not just from headline-grabbing deeds.