http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/2012/12/26/louis-zamperini-the-unbroken-hero/ A Commentary on Today's Heroes Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:04:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/2012/12/26/louis-zamperini-the-unbroken-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-202579 RJDiogenes Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:37:08 +0000 http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/?p=2336#comment-202579 Most days of most lives go by in a quiet and conventional way. In the midst of an ordinary life, it is amazing to realize to what great extremes the human mind can extend itself. Extremes of hatred, cruelty, torture and atrocity. But also extremes of endurance and courage and compassion and rejuvenation. We are all capable of more than we realize. Unfortunately, it often takes disaster to give us a glimpse of that potential. Most days of most lives go by in a quiet and conventional way. In the midst of an ordinary life, it is amazing to realize to what great extremes the human mind can extend itself. Extremes of hatred, cruelty, torture and atrocity. But also extremes of endurance and courage and compassion and rejuvenation. We are all capable of more than we realize. Unfortunately, it often takes disaster to give us a glimpse of that potential.

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