Heroes...Heroism. When I hear these two words, I begin asking myself with so many questions. What is a hero? Does one need to be like Rizal to be a hero or like Achilles of The Iliad to be a hero? Does one need to fight a war before becoming a hero? What makes Princess Diana and Hector, the prince of Troy in a way similar? These are some of my questions.
             During the time of the Ancient Greeks, the archetypal hero was created. Courageous men, strong and brave in the face of danger, were the heroes of that society, while women played an inferior role never able to aspire to be someone's hero. Having moved away from Hercules, Batman and the other traditional comic book and Saturday film matinee heroes, the real heroes in this world are those who do something to make the world we all live in a better place - those who make a difference. Some of these heroes are rich and famous, while others have died in poverty and were virtually unknown at the time. Some you will know, others will remain a mystery for you.
             A hero is a man or a woman whose life is dedicated to the creation and/or defense of rational values. A hero could be anyone. A teacher is a hero for she teaches the youth, a coach is a hero for he trains and develops the players to achieve unity and teamwork. Parents are heroes too, cultivating and molding their children and ministers are also heroes, cultivating our spirits. A hero's life is an unbroken series of actions taken in accordance with his own principles in the teeth of any obstacle with which nature or man confronts him. Because he displays such virtue in action against concerted opposition, the hero embodies nobility of character, spiritual grandeur and the greatness of soul. He may fail in his specific value quest, he may be shot in the back or die, but his principled uncompromised devotion to the good represents victory in, at least, a moral sense. Because of this his life is an inspiratio
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