Hero is the most Overused word in the English Language, I am convinced of it. It is also a word used to belittle and berate anyone that speaks up and against someone that people labeled a Hero.
There is no such thing as a Hero except in the Comics. There is Heroic acts, most go unnoticed everyday. But a True hero is a Dream of myths and legends and Comics.
I have known as I am sure anyone reading this has people who are called “Hero” but then later the person does something bad, or their entire life was full of bad acts or self-centered acts, Yet in one act they are called Hero! Often we hear it referred toward our Vets or First Responders, it is their job it’s heroic its the job, I have been around them all my life and they will say the same thing I just did, yet people label them. Awe Yes there is that word again “Label” and that is all it is.
You never known a persons past nor their future, the one ACT and Label given from it could be the best thing that person ever does or did. I learned never to very young. I tell people this, Never Judge a person nor Label them and certainly never put them on a pedestal the fall you are setting yourself up for is devastating. Take the person as they are, when you learn about their past or what happens in the future is part of life. If they are your friend, remember this “All friends are entitled to mistakes, some you may find out in time have a past that had you known it would never become their friend, but you did so are you a friend that will stay loyal and true? Or are you the person who says I cannot be your friend anymore because of your past? The Hero to that Friend, might well be the people who knowing their past says I am still your friend.
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