The Ordinary Hero

As Benjamin Disraeli, an ex-leader of the House of Commons once stated,

" Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes." Heroes arise in moments of all lost hope. People expect a hero to rise from a great disaster and fill them with a new sense of hope. Heroes have been depended on for centuries to keep others out of pain and suffering. Whether it have been a hero to stop the tyranny of a fifteenth century king, or an ordinary person risking their own life to save others from a collapsed building. Throughout time heroes have always set the standard of what real people should strive to be but can never seem to grasp. A hero is special, their bravery, ability to overcome opposition, and end the pain and sorrow of others makes them the noblest of character.

A hero's bravery can be explained in many ways. There are some heroes, usually described in myths and fables, which have superhuman attributes. From Birth these attributes are learned and enhanced while the character matures. Heroes that are portrayed in myths and folktales sometimes have a flaw that keeps them more believable. This flaw is usually Pride. As stated in the Greek myth Theseus, " Am I not the bravest king alive? Look what I did to the Amazons! Look what I did to the Minotaur!" This sense of pride that comes along with bravery, is what gets these heroes in the worst of circumstances. In real life, bravery is not a character trait that is acquired from birth, but an impulse of emotion that carries with it a sense of letting go and doing what is right and right for others. A good example of this type of bravery is being shown in wake of a tragedy in New York City. Hundreds of firefighters and police officers risking their lives to save others. One could say that saving lives is what a police officer and a firefighter's job requires. But what about the other ordinary people who have a hero type impact, but deprived of the sacrificial risk many ordinary heroes include?