Thoughts on “What Makes a Hero?”

"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!