A hero is someone who is worthy of emulation. Of course, there may be one aspect of their life that is worth emulating, while other parts are not. This is a concept that we should teach our children, because the tendency, even among too many adults, is to emulate everything about their heroes.
A hero is someone who inspires , what inspires people differs from person to person even what even makes someone inspiring can differ from person to person, but a hero for me is someone who makes me want to be like them
Moral character certainly seems to add to the hero persona, but human heroes will always be flawed. Taking the idea of hero from literature, a hero is the main character in the story. In that story, whether it is football or flying a plane, the hero embark on a Hero’s Journey and ingoing, the hero transcend himself to overcome a law to slay the dragon. I’m thinking of a real life story, of Captain Sullivan, who piloted the plane that crashed into the Hudson river some years ago. His heroes journey began on a routine day, on a routine flight. Then a flock of geese flew into the plane’s engines, and he was forced to land in the Hudson. How he kept his wits, engaged his training, and transcended everything in him to land that plane was truly a heroic act in my opinion. No one died. Aviation changed, with new safety measures that he instituted. I don’t know about his moral character, but something shined forth that day in that incident. And he became an instant hero. And it all happened in a half hour.
There is certainly something to be said about the hero’s journey - and that beginning with the routine and the ordinary. I think for many fans worldwide, the humble beginnings of so many famous football stars resonates… especially in the developing world.
I know, right... I'm impressed with the two. America isn't even a real American soccer team that was put together for the challenge anyway. But, needless to say, the skill level of both Argentina and Norway is impressive. They both have a major player and those two don't behave like they are the whole team either. It's only when they have their opportunities to perform that makes them heroic.
A hero is someone who is worthy of emulation. Of course, there may be one aspect of their life that is worth emulating, while other parts are not. This is a concept that we should teach our children, because the tendency, even among too many adults, is to emulate everything about their heroes.
A hero is someone who inspires , what inspires people differs from person to person even what even makes someone inspiring can differ from person to person, but a hero for me is someone who makes me want to be like them
Moral character certainly seems to add to the hero persona, but human heroes will always be flawed. Taking the idea of hero from literature, a hero is the main character in the story. In that story, whether it is football or flying a plane, the hero embark on a Hero’s Journey and ingoing, the hero transcend himself to overcome a law to slay the dragon. I’m thinking of a real life story, of Captain Sullivan, who piloted the plane that crashed into the Hudson river some years ago. His heroes journey began on a routine day, on a routine flight. Then a flock of geese flew into the plane’s engines, and he was forced to land in the Hudson. How he kept his wits, engaged his training, and transcended everything in him to land that plane was truly a heroic act in my opinion. No one died. Aviation changed, with new safety measures that he instituted. I don’t know about his moral character, but something shined forth that day in that incident. And he became an instant hero. And it all happened in a half hour.
There is certainly something to be said about the hero’s journey - and that beginning with the routine and the ordinary. I think for many fans worldwide, the humble beginnings of so many famous football stars resonates… especially in the developing world.
Yes, so true.
I know, right... I'm impressed with the two. America isn't even a real American soccer team that was put together for the challenge anyway. But, needless to say, the skill level of both Argentina and Norway is impressive. They both have a major player and those two don't behave like they are the whole team either. It's only when they have their opportunities to perform that makes them heroic.
OD