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Following the discussion with Brian Barker about Esperanto in the Karl Bartos comments I felt like watching the Great Dictator once more. And this final, timeless speach is one of the reasons I like the movie as much as I do - not just the comedy bits.

The one positive thought that comes to my mind when I watch a disaster like this unfold is this:

There's people from all over the world - they often work for the red cross or in similar organisations - who leave their safe homes, travel half around the world and risk their own lives to help save *complete* strangers.

They don't care for politics, colour of skin or languages, and surely they don't do it to become rich or popular.

Not because they have to, but because they *choose* to.

In recent years the word "hero" has been over- and misused quite a lot, but *if* you look for heroes to inspire you in your life you might want to consider those people.