My hero is...

[CivCynic]

Who is your hero?

 

[Ramius75]

My mother.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Well, besides God and my parents and the obvious . . .

Every history teacher I have ever had who made history so exciting.

 

[Colonel]

Simple enough question as it may seem, a very complex answer ensues. I have no hero, as that just makes me want to be like them, which is not acceptable to me, I am myself, therefore I am my own hero.

 

[Yom]

I have no hero. There is no one who is so worthy as to be worth my complete adolation. I do, however, admire particular traits in those persons whom I deem admirable in certain aspects.

 

[hbdragon88]

Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath, Viriginia Woolf...

 

[Fetus4188]

I've met several people that I admire for qualities they possess but I've never met one person with enough such qualities to consider my 'hero'

 

[CruddyLeper]

Only 1? I've got dozens of role models. "Heroes" if you prefer.

So have many people, they're just not conciously aware of it.

 

[Quasar1011]

Jesus Christ. A couple of men I've worked for, and a pastor, also influenced me greatly.
My greatest sports hero is Terry Bradshaw.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

I don't think Yom's post and the idea of having a hero are necessarily mutually exclusive.

Nobody is perfect; even the greatest men in history had problems. Yet, that also makes them more valuable. Let's take the example of Napoleon. One can easily idolize Napoleon on several positive grounds (that he restored order to a chaotic nation, that he was brilliant at utilizing recent social developments for military advantage, that he overturned the aristocratic system, etc.), and see in him positive traits that you want to emulate. Yet, at the same time, you can see his flaws (imperial overstretch, etc.) and, in a sense, improve yourself there as well, except by not following his example rather than following it. In a sense, he gives you an example of what not to do.

It is very healthy to adopt heroes with the intent of outgrowing them; of taking their good, and not repeating their bad.

 

[h4ppy]

Green Lantern! I seriously love the whole power ring idea. Just imagine, the power to make whatever you want by willing it into existance. Sorry, if you wanted me to pick a real person but this is such a cliched topic that I think talking about a comic book character is more important and more intresting.

 

[Quasar1011]

Nobody is perfect; even the greatest men in history had problems.

Jesus is perfect. And, He solved the 2 greatest problems in human history: sin and death.

 

[blindside]

Jesus is perfect. And, He solved the 2 greatest problems in human history: sin and death.

Yes because sin and death do not exist anymore.

 

[Volum]

Tintin, or maybe Batman

 

[kmad]

Eddie Vedder

 

[Gelion]

None, but I have a number of "models" to look up to.

 

[WickedSmurf]

Jesus is perfect. And, He solved the 2 greatest problems in human history: sin and death.

Yes because sin and death do not exist anymore.

My hero is me. I'm awesome.

 

[FearlessLeader2]

My dad. He brought four boys into the world, and taught all of us to be good people. Did all right by us, and never asked for anything in return. Had a stroke on 9-13-01, died two years later to the day of another one.

Death to Osama, on swift silvery wings of the USAF.

 

[col]

Richard Feynman



<-------

 

[CurtSibling]

No heroes. I don't partake of idle worship.

I am my own majesty.

.