What is a Hero

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
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A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
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What do you think? See, everyone has a different opinion of what a hero is. For some it's a person who does something extraordinary like saving someone from a burning building, for others it's a person who has superhuman abilities and for some it's just an ordinary person who stands up for whats right. So, I'll ask again; what do you think makes a hero?

Benjamin Clark, a little known 9/11 hero. Benjamin was only a chief but he  made sure that everyone on his floor got out. He even stopped to help an elderly women in a wheelchair. Benjamin Clark was a hero who sacrificed his life for others. Christopher Reeve, known for his role as Superman, says that "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Benjamin Clark fits this description as well as the other heroes of 9/11. There are many other heroes like Benjamin; the teachers who protected their students at the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, teachers at the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, among others. Benjamin Clark heroes are everywhere.

Superman, Green Lantern, Wonder Women, Hulk and Spider-Man are only some of the iconic superheroes of  our TV, video games and comic books. Each one of these heroes has a superhuman power; for Spider-Man it's the ability to shot spider webbing out of his fingers, one of Superman's powers is that he has x-ray vision. Comic book superheroes have been around for ages and have made an impression on our society, mostly for the good. Each of these superhuman beings have a reason to fight crime. For Wonder Women it's because she has a calling, for Spider-Man it's a sense of responsibility. Now, some of our fictional superheroes don't have any powers; namely, Batman and Robin, Karate Kid, Star-Spangled Kid and MacGyver. All of the heroes listed fight crime in one way or another, whither with powers or brains. We learn from our heroes without powers that all you need is quick thinking and wits. We don't need to have come from the planet Krypton or be bitten by a radioactive spider to be a hero.

Anyone can be a hero. You may not think so but you can. You don't have to save someone from a building or fly to the rescue to be a hero. In my opinion, one definition of a hero is a person who stands up for the truth and doesn't back down. I agree with Bob Riley who said, "Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed." I'd also like to repeat what Christopher Reeve said, "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Everyone has a hero inside them. You can be a hero when you stand up to bullying or when you decline a cigarette. Everyone is a hero in their own way.

I can't say exactly what a hero is; everyone has a different say on the matter. But I can say this, the world needs heroes. Yes, we could use big heroes but more importantly, we need everyday heroes. Heroes who depend virtue and light. Are you one of these heroes?