Sep 02 2020 33 mins
Be brave. Be Kind. Fight fires. That’s the motto of firefighters like Hersch Wilson who spend their lives walking toward, rather than away from danger and suffering. In his new memoir, Firefighter Zen, Hersch shares the Zen-like techniques that allow people like him to stay grounded while navigating danger, comforting others, and coping with their personal responses to whatever unexpected, unwelcomed crises they’re called upon to face. His belief is that it is how we cope with those inevitable events—more than the events themselves—that defines the quality of our lives.