If You Don’t Know Who Arland D. Williams is… October 28, 2007
Posted by TimTheFoolMan in death, Heroism, Love.trackback
…you should. Men’s Health devoted a large article to his act of heroism and the mystery of one who gives himself for complete strangers. Wikipedia has a good summary too.
A Fool and his Words are Soon Parted 
I was most taken by this sentence…
but he could hand life over to a stranger
His heroism is seen as him having given up his life in order for others to be saved. I wonder what kind of transformation the surviors experienced in their lives as a result of this experience and if they went on to embrace the full capacity of living life as the gift that it truly is.
As a man what part of you was moved through this article and on what level do you believe it will continue to impact your life?
It reminded me of “Saving Private Ryan” in many ways, and the humble response of the old man who wondered if he had lived his life in a way that honored the sacrifice of so many. As a man, and more particularly as a father and a son, I’m reminded of the sacrifices that my father made, and wonder if I have done justice to those sacrifices with the way I’ve lived in front of my sons.
It was, and is, a very humbling story to consider. – Tim