"Was carrying out one
transcendent, self-abnegating act the only way to achieve heroic status? Or
could you assemble a heroic identity like a puzzle, piece by piece, over
time?"
transcendent: beyond or
above the range of normal or merely physical human experience
self-abnegating: the
denial of one's own interest in favor of the interests of others
In other words: Is doing
something extraordinary and self-less the only way to become a hero or can you
create a heroic identity step by step?
To be a hero, "historically,
you have to have some special skill that goes above and beyond what ordinary
people have. That's a leftover from our distant past," Franco says.
"We've moved form that position. What we're saying is that ANYONE can be a
hero."
I believe that hero does not really know he is a hero until someone
points it out to them. A hero does not have to be some super power, magical
person. To me a hero is assembled piece by piece, some are assembled better
than others and some are not assembled at all, but bottom line is that anyone
can become a hero.
How exciting! :)
Good luck on becoming a hero!
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