Today, I would like to talk about heroes. Not the
groan-inducing character breakdown of 'The Hero's Journey' present in almost
every High School English class. Nor am I referring to a philosophical analysis
of the idealism behind popular heroes, which describes the theme most of my
other writings show. I want to share my personal heroes-two of them in specific,
and why I think of them as my heroes.
A hero is not simply one I feel I should honor, but one
whose life choices and story I aspire to and respect. For example, my twin
sister died of cancer when we were 8 years old. I remember her well and miss
her but she isn’t my hero. She is definitely someone that I mourn and love, but
not a hero. An inspiration sure, but not my hero.
My good friend Sonja is one of my heroes. She is one of the people whom I would trust
with my life. The way she forgives and listens and helps others is something I
work every day to imitate.
C.S. Lewis is another one of my heroes. Also one of my
favorite authors his way of thinking and mastery of beautiful and concise
language astounds me and allows me to read and reread his work. I love the way
he explains spirituality and the patterns of human behavior in Mere Christianity and I respect the
genius way he explains each and every idea in his work The Abolition of Man. I understand and agree with his view of the
human condition and the natural parallels throughout the universe.
Both of these people are two of my heroes in very different
ways. I've carefully chosen those few people who I call my heroes. I hope I'm not
the only one. It’s refreshing to define who they are and specifically why. You
should try it too. Who is your hero?
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