every society needs heroes
and every society has them
the reason we dont often see them
is because we dont bother to look
there are two kinds of heroes
heroes who shine in the face of great adversity
who perform an amazing feat in a difficult situation
and heroes who live among us
who do their work unceremoniously
unnoticed by many of us
but who make a difference in the lives of others
heroes are selfless people who perfrom extraordinary acts
the mark of heroes is not necessarily the results of their action
but what they are willing to do for others
and their chosen cause
even if they fail
their determination lives on
for others to follow
the glory
lies not in the achievement
but in the sacrifice
there are people
teachers for example
who walk tens of miles
a day to reach their school
all for the meager reward of some 20 bucks a month
and no doubt plenty of grief
from their studens
yet the same they make the journey
they are all silent heroes
so what is a hero?
who is a hero?
is it the decorated general who leads his army to victory?
or the unknown soldier quietly obeying orders?
is it the researcher who finds a cure for cancer
or the country doctor treating the sick for free?
should a hero be one who savs thousands of lives?
or who comforts just one?
and what drives them?
we should wonder
if we met them
and that we were in their shoes
would we do the exact same
perhaps there is a hero in all of us
we just need to look!
guess who wrote this???
susilo bambang yudhoyono
in his futile bid to raise moral of his people
during the tsunami crisis
yeah and i extracted all the examples of heroism and heroinism
lest u think im not one