Hard day at the office?

This plaque is on the wall opposite the building I live in.

It reads;

"ALBERT GUSTAVE BEDANE 1893 - 1980
Lived here during the German Occupation sheltering many escapees. For hiding a Jewish woman he was honoured by the State of Israel as
'Righteous Among The Nations'"

I see the plaque most days and it makes me think that my day could have been significantly worse than it was.