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Heroes |
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don't inspire me. People do! I've believed this to be true for as
long as I can remember. There is always someone for me to look up
to in every situation, and more often than not, I have aspired to
someday be in his or her position. So it seems as though one could
conclude that I have had many heroes. On many occasions I've taken
the idea to extremes bordering on idolatry, allowing my happiness
to depend on these significant others. I allowed my actions to be
shaped by theirs, and rose and fell with their successes and failures.
------Many are the times I have placed
public or historical figures high upon pedestals only to discover
that the monument of my construction rests on unstable ground. With
an unnerving frequency, I have come to realize that these pedestals
reach to heights far higher than my heroes are capable of climbing.
It's a long way to fall, and I've seen more than a few take the plunge.
------When these tragic falls occur,
much goes through my mind. Am I to blame for placing them on such
an unsafe plane? Is humankind less capable of goodness than I assumed?
Each fall brings new questions and new answers. The pain is always
short lived as my questions reveal new insights into the truth. I
discover exactly what prompted me to regard this hero so highly, and
take from this many attributes, each added to my arsenal of goodness.
I discover that the fall is almost never related to the traits, deeds,
or values that propelled my mentor to hero status to begin with. These
actions or ideas remain in the folds of human experience. I come to
the realization that my heroes where never flesh and blood... My heroes
have always been ideas! |
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