True Courage vs. Whining and Complaining

Last Wednesday I witnessed a true act of courage. Roger Clemons pitched the Astros to a win in an important game on the day of his mother's death. He did it because she told him to go out and do his job. Rather than talk about her own condition, she asked Roger how his team-mate Andy Pettitte's elbow was getting along. She was a true baseball fan to the very end.

In Houston, since the influx of thousands of newcomers to our city from New Orleans, we've had a steady barrage by the local media to emphasize everything they seem to think is wrong with America. We've seen on local TV, endless interviews with some from New Orleans who seem to specialize in complaining, moaning, begging and outright demanding to be taken care of while showing little interest to do anything for themselves. Certainly, many New Orleans evacuees handled their situation with dignity, decency and courage, but I've grown a bit weary of hearing the complaints and the demands to "show me more love" as expressed by one local interviewee.

It's inspiring to witness the dedication and courage shown by Roger and the lady who raised him during a time when so many are complaining about the generousity of others not being delivered to them in a manner they deem acceptable.