Amazon girl a real hero

WHAT is a hero?

We hear a lot about heroes these days.

It seems that almost everyone is a hero, even professional sportsmen and women.

The word seems to have lost its meaning.

Then, we see a recent story of four children, survivors of a plane crash, lost in the Amazon for over a month.

The eldest was a young girl, 13 years of age, the youngest a baby boy who ‘celebrated’ his first birthday lost in the jungle.

Somehow this girl, really only a child herself, kept herself, her sisters and baby brother alive.

She found them food, water and shelter, and probably carried the baby most of the time.

To me, this girl is a real hero.

Peter Ruthven
Coondle