Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Heroism trivia question of the day
What do John McCain and Eric Liddell (the Scottish sprinter whom God "made fast," made famous again in the classic flick Chariots of Fire) have in common?
Answer.
6 Comments:
By 
, at
Wed Jul 29, 01:18:00 AM:
They were both prisoners of war.
Now I'll go check out the answer.
By , at
Wed Jul 29, 09:03:00 AM:
I confess that I wasn't aware that Lidell was a POW until I checked the answer. Upon further thought, the most correct answer would be that they both refused release because of their notoriety, and, willingly, relinquished their position to someone else. A considerable sacrifice on the part of both men.
By , at
Wed Jul 29, 09:42:00 AM:
By 
Diogenes, at
Wed Jul 29, 12:13:00 PM:
By , at
Wed Jul 29, 07:13:00 PM:
Edward Lunny makes a good point. Both men had in common a heroic trait that, under extraordinarily difficult circumstances, allowed each of them to put honor and self-sacrifice above their own narrow self-interest.
By Assistant Village Idiot, at
Wed Jul 29, 08:59:00 PM:
"...where the entire curriculum is typed between the lines..." Brilliant quote.
The rest of the Liddell story was sobering and inspiring.
