I realize most people know, but for those who don't the story of Cal grad and Rugby player, Mark Bingham, he was one of the heroes of hijacked flight 93 that instead of crashing into its intended target, The US Capitol, it was commandeered by Mark and others and was taken down, crashing into a field in Shanksville, PA., saving possibly hundreds of lives and the symbol of the seat of our Republic.
I've always thought this was a cool view of his on life...
If man's brief stay on Earth may be compared to a splash on the sea of life, his circle of friends and associates is the ripple therewith set in motion. The larger the splash, the stronger the ripple tends to be and the farther and wider it will extend.
Some men profess indifference to the ripple they create, but modesty or blindness may be suspected in that. Few of us can turn existence into living without the inspiration and the help that comes from others. The more actively we live, the more important others become for they are both audience and fellow actors. Among them must be sought a supporting cast for the role we dream of playing and the critics who will help us play it well. One cannot light a torch in a vacuum.
From a few years ago.
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Today we remember the lives that were lost 18 years ago,
including @CalVarsityRugby's Mark Bingham and Brent
Woodall, a @CalFootball and @CalBaseball player.
