Is it the rigid application of a certain set of ideals? Is it bravery in the heat of battle or the face of adversity? How do you understand heroism?
Is it the rigid application of a certain set of ideals? Is it bravery in the heat of battle or the face of adversity? How do you understand heroism?
To me heroism is like being pregnant: You either is or you ain't. I'm old, and I've been called a hero many times, but not usually for anything big. I've saved events big and small by fixing problems, even though I wasn't expected to do that. I've pushed cars out of snowbanks, stayed with a cyclist who blacked out in front of me until the ambulance arrived, and took the hand of a three year old girl who was walking down the middle of suburban street until I found a group of parents and kids. So, does that make me a hero? To some of them in some small way, yes, just as I consider the many people who have helped me out in ways big and small.