(09-10-2010, 04:10 PM)ahktu Wrote: In my opinion, anyone who is willing to be who they are, without caring about what society thinks of them or what challenges it brings, is a hero. Someone who refuses to be anyone but themselves, who knows what they believe in and follow that belief with all their might, whatever belief that might be, and also isn't afraid to examine themselves and admit when they are wrong, or when they need the help of others, or when there's something they just don't understand. A person who doesn't hide their faults, but strives to constantly maintain themselves in the highest way they can manage, living for the now. This is what a hero is to me. We are all heroes in disguise.
I was thinking the same thing. Hero is a label that we assign to the actions of individuals. But we all have the potential to be hero just by being ourselves.
(09-10-2010, 06:08 PM)Ali Quadir Wrote:I told you it was a good question fairyfarmgirl
I was thinking on this some more, do you guys think heroism requires a kind of ethical judgment? Does a hero need to do the right thing? Or is someone who follows his own inner selfishness also qualify as a hero? Are there STS hero's?
In my opinion, Heroism just requires to be your true self. It could be as simple as supporting a family through tough circumstances without complains.
Like many other good concepts this also has been layered with STS propaganda, manipulation and mind control. There is a certain type of hero that goes in to change the world, not because it needs changing but because anytime you can change the world is considered good. It is a sort of imposing your will or ideas on others in a social setting. Whether the change is for better or worse. So many heros end up killing millions. Because others are considered stupid or ignorant worthy to be slaughtered in the name of some good cause or end goal. Someone's hero becomes another's villain. This is how STS manipulation works. They hide behind something good and worth doing and corrupt it to do just the opposite. Always watch out for the red flag of 'end justifies the means'. When you see that you know that some STS layering is at work...