Mr Carlos Arredondo

By now everyone would have heard about the tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon.  So tragic. So sad.  Many victims lost their lower limbs, some were children as young as two.  An eight year old was killed. His sister and mother was seriously injured.  They were there as a family cheering at the finishing line watching their father completing the run.


I twitted a story about a 78 year old runner who was just about to cross the finishing line when the the explosion happened, he fell on the floor due to the impact.  Fortunately, he wasn't hurt, a few personnel helped him up, and he instinctively ran on to complete the run.

Many gruesome photos were shared across facebook and twitter.  One of the most widely circulated was of a young man with both legs badly shattered being wheeled away.  Besides paramedics, the pictures captured a man in a cowboy hat by his side.  Reporters managed to track down this hero of the day, he was labeled as the Hero of Boston Bombings.

Read the full story HERE

In short, he was just a humble immigrant from Costa Rica. His own son died while serving in Iraq.  His other son committed suicide due to depression after the brother's death.  He tried killing himself once..before becoming a peace activist eventually.

He was at the scene to cheer for a runner who dedicated his run to his son.  After the explosion, he was one of the first responders who rushed to help the victims.

"So many asking for help, but I can only help one at a time.." he said, his hands trembling, badly shaken by the aftermath.





Amidst of all sadness, it's comforting to know about Heroes like Mr Carlos Arredondo, and it's good to have some coverage on these instead of bombarding our news feed with bloody and gory images.

So..here's to Humanity.