9 - Hero Superhero

Hero, the first thing that comes to my mind every time I hear the word hero -- is someone who sacrifices his time, effort, and himself for the sake of other people. Through the sacrifices of that hero, the people can now enjoy their time, their effort (the things they do), and their selves (their freedom). One has to lose something for many to gain – Is the first thing that comes to my mind every time I hear the word hero.

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles,” according to Christopher Reeve. I believe a true hero will stand on what something he believe is right and let nothing hold him back, even if the cost of that stand is his life.

A more general standpoint of a hero is given by Debi Mazar – “A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people, also a hero is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.” I believe the key word here is “someone who cares” therefore we can assume that everyone can be a hero.

The cost of a hero is more than you can imagine. As said by Bob Riley – “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero within us’ is revealed.” Everyone can be a hero but not everyone have what it takes to be a hero, because most people give up before they even get started.

Borrowing the words from Christopher Reeve again, he stated that “What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and maturity to use the power wisely.” From that stand we can assume that everyone has the ability to be a hero. The only thing is they aren’t using that ability/power wisely. They use it for something worthless. Your time (commitment), your effort (courage), and yourself (stand) is all you need to be a hero. Use those things to help, inspire, and encourage people, and you have what it takes to be a hero.