Heroes Lose
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"Making mere men mythic heroes sometimes comes at a price. And those who pay that price are often the mortals we deify." Western civilization has painted the image of heroes in such glorious strokes that we often forget these "heroes" were actually, well, men. Moses led his people crossed the red sea, Ganelf the wizard in Lord of the Ring, King Arthur and his knights, even George Washington's adoration were so high and complete that people never cast doubts or fears in their direction. People merely forget to consider that the Moses could run out of power while his people were in the sea, Ganelf could fail to transform from grey to white, Arthur might not be strong enough to acquire the sword from the stone, and George Washington could lost the revolution war and marked by British as treason. Of course, if any of the above happened otherwise, the story of those Heroes would never see the lights of existence. However, the idea of heroes always associate with victories and being conquerors faded in my eyes after reading Anthony Swofford's Jarhead and watching "Band of Brothers" the HBO television series on World War II.
Traditionally the word "hero" denotes a rescuer - someone who saves another from danger, like firemen or soldiers. For many people, "hero" has other meanings as well. Sports figures are heroes to some people: they are"entertainment heroes...