More heros

Thanks John, for that write-up about Stetson Kennedy. Wow. He certainly is a hero.

What makes a hero? How do we define hero? Does this person have to be famous?

Let's check....hero

hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice, that is, heroism, for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.

So someone who displays courage at the risk of their own comfort? Usually for the good?

Of course we have super-heros...those fantasy figures who have extra powers to save others. Those movies about superheros are really popular now....like Spiderman. Now that's a hero, right?

But what about us? We have power to help youth and make a difference in their lives. Seems powerful to me.

Who are some heros in our modern day world? I described some in the Secret Service Hero Game.

But more than that I wonder who your heros are....a family member? a teacher? a coach?

I have one and will share that next time. I don't know that she has done stuff for the "greater good". But she is my hero all the same.

So who is yours?

LA