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! 

ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE SONNET

The Allegory of the cave, my eyes did open
The prisoner seemed like you and I
until we became outspoken
they stayed in the cave instead of saying goodbye

It was not their fault, that was their normal
but we refuse to be trapped
for that is infernal
poor prisoners for they were blacked

The dark cave, ignorance it was
the restraining shackles
but still they did not buzz
it was a battle

A battle between fear of the unknown and what is known
but  knowledge, we decided, we could not let go.