My Fascination With Heroism
My Fascination With Heroism:
What does it mean to be a hero? Is it military service? Is it law enforcement? Is it nurses or doctors or EMT's? All of these professions have the potential for heroism. I love heroism. I admire and respect anyone who is willing to lay down their lives and livelihoods for the betterment of their friends, their families, their neighbors, their nation, or complete strangers in the face of great danger, adversity, or evil.
I look at the example Jesus set when he sacrificed himself for the salvation of mankind as the absolute pinnacle of heroism. A pinnacle that sets the standard for heroism pretty high, I must say. When I was a kid, I loved the heroes of Greek mythology. Jason and the Argonauts. Perseus. Hercules. Odysseus. Achilles. Hector. The great many others. I admired and respected strength because I was such a scrawny, small, kid and strength was always something I felt I lacked, at least physical strength.
As I got older, I began having a healthy respect and admiration for members of the armed forces. Again, for the same reason I admired the mythical heroes; their strength. I always wanted to be just as strong as they were. I always wanted to be on that level.
Aside from strength, one of the core components of heroism is courage. Even though I may never have been the strongest guy, I have always tried to be brave. Even so, I have not always been brave. I have not always stood up for myself or put up a fight when I should have. I have ran from a lot of problems in my life.
I try to be brave with what I say, because I'm in no physical condition to beat the hell out of someone. Truth be told, I try to be brave, stick up for what's right, and be kind and respectful to people, primarilly because I don't want to be here anymore. I have fallen out of love with this world, and it borders on hatred. I have had enough failures and disappointments and abuse in my life to last a lifetime, I've never really felt free here, and I honestly don't want to live a long life here.
This doesn't mean I am going to take it upon myself to leave. If I did that after all God has done for me I feel like it would be like spitting in his face, as well as a spit in the face to everyone else who have helped me. Even so, I don't like waking up to the memories I wake up to, and the constant reminder of the careers and blessings I can't have that so many people who I see get these things take for granted.
This is why I am kind to everyone I meet. Most people I meet want to live, even when they are struggling. I am kind to people, primarily because I NEVER want to have anyone else feel how I felt. Because I don't want to be here, but I value my friends and the lives of others, I would gladly step in front of a bullet for any of them.
If I die giving my life for someone else, I show the greatest love possible, and I get to spend eternity in the House of the LORD forever, achieving complete liberation from the darkness and evil of this lost and dying world. This is one of the many reasons why I love and admire heroism, and one of the many reasons I have always wanted to be one.
Good night friends. I hope you all sleep well.
What does it mean to be a hero? Is it military service? Is it law enforcement? Is it nurses or doctors or EMT's? All of these professions have the potential for heroism. I love heroism. I admire and respect anyone who is willing to lay down their lives and livelihoods for the betterment of their friends, their families, their neighbors, their nation, or complete strangers in the face of great danger, adversity, or evil.
I look at the example Jesus set when he sacrificed himself for the salvation of mankind as the absolute pinnacle of heroism. A pinnacle that sets the standard for heroism pretty high, I must say. When I was a kid, I loved the heroes of Greek mythology. Jason and the Argonauts. Perseus. Hercules. Odysseus. Achilles. Hector. The great many others. I admired and respected strength because I was such a scrawny, small, kid and strength was always something I felt I lacked, at least physical strength.
As I got older, I began having a healthy respect and admiration for members of the armed forces. Again, for the same reason I admired the mythical heroes; their strength. I always wanted to be just as strong as they were. I always wanted to be on that level.
Aside from strength, one of the core components of heroism is courage. Even though I may never have been the strongest guy, I have always tried to be brave. Even so, I have not always been brave. I have not always stood up for myself or put up a fight when I should have. I have ran from a lot of problems in my life.
I try to be brave with what I say, because I'm in no physical condition to beat the hell out of someone. Truth be told, I try to be brave, stick up for what's right, and be kind and respectful to people, primarilly because I don't want to be here anymore. I have fallen out of love with this world, and it borders on hatred. I have had enough failures and disappointments and abuse in my life to last a lifetime, I've never really felt free here, and I honestly don't want to live a long life here.
This doesn't mean I am going to take it upon myself to leave. If I did that after all God has done for me I feel like it would be like spitting in his face, as well as a spit in the face to everyone else who have helped me. Even so, I don't like waking up to the memories I wake up to, and the constant reminder of the careers and blessings I can't have that so many people who I see get these things take for granted.
This is why I am kind to everyone I meet. Most people I meet want to live, even when they are struggling. I am kind to people, primarily because I NEVER want to have anyone else feel how I felt. Because I don't want to be here, but I value my friends and the lives of others, I would gladly step in front of a bullet for any of them.
If I die giving my life for someone else, I show the greatest love possible, and I get to spend eternity in the House of the LORD forever, achieving complete liberation from the darkness and evil of this lost and dying world. This is one of the many reasons why I love and admire heroism, and one of the many reasons I have always wanted to be one.
Good night friends. I hope you all sleep well.
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