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A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter

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Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.

Why is there a negative connotation associated with small tasks? Do you think Mark's menial task made a big difference?

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