What makes a person heroic?
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when a person ceases to think of himself and will risk his life for another
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whats your definition of super?\n\nthere are men and woman that risk their lives every day to save others.. I think thats super to me.. \n\nsuperheros in comic books really represent groups of people that make it safe for you and me to live a peacefull life
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People make monsters,cause we don't understand something or someone.\n\n   What makes an man is when he is always there for his family without hesitation and will die to protect his family.
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A Wife of Noble Character is definitely something I aspire to be.  I fall short all the time, but all I can do is keep on trying.    \n\nI especially love where she is described as being able to "laugh at the days to come." (Prov 31:25)  It helps me a lot when I'm getting stressed out or worrying too much.
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Deathless gods, in the Homeric presentation, had great supernatural powers which they employed to shape world [human] events.  These self same supernatural affinities could and often would resort to astound the less endowed "mortals" thus holding the mankind in a state of bewildered subjugation.  The condition was nothing short of a psychological tyranny.  Odysseus, as a man, could effect events and meet challenges with nothing more than the innate mortal qualities of intellect, sagacity and virtue.  He demonstrated that 'man' by sheer force of will with the employment of virtue could also shape events thus having a dramatic impact upon the life's course.  In so doing Odysseus demonstrated that the gap between gods and man was not as wide an expanse as suspected.  Therefore man could be free.  To this end he becomes the icon of the heroic figure.
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This is a Zen teaching story called "The Gift of Insults"\n\nThere once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him.\nOne day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to be the first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move.\n\nMuch against the advice of his concerned students, the old master gladly accepted the young warrior's challenge. As the two squared off for battle, the young warrior began to hurl insults at the old master. He threw dirt and spit in his face. For hours he verbally assaulted him with every curse and insult known to mankind. But the old warrior merely stood there motionless and calm. Finally, the young warrior exhausted himself. Knowing he was defeated, he left feeling shamed.\n\nSomewhat disappointed that he did not fight the insolent youth, the students gathered around the old master and questioned him. "How could you endure such an indignity? How did you drive him away?" \n\n"If someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it," the master replied, "to whom does the gift belong?"
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A tragic hero is an honorable protagonist with a tragic flaw, also known as fatal flaw, which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle.\n\nIt basically means then the main character or "hero" dies.
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A very thoughtful question! It's so true that those beautiful qualities are considered weak. In our cut throat competition driven society there doesn't seem to be much room for real human beings these days. I'm sure the many who consider these qualities weak would like to be more open and kind but they view this world as a competition or a scary place, or a place to just get by in, etc. and feel they must always keep their guard up. This society has always honored and valued toughness. There is nothing wrong with being tough when needed and defending yourself but this culture honors toughness in a twisted way. There is pages written on the conquerors and violent people in our history books but someone like Lao tzu or peace pilgrim or Buddha are only tiny footnotes. I think it comes from our wrong views about life. It comes from fear and trying to protect ourselves. We think we have to be so hard and constantly on guard 24/7 against the dangers of life. Common sense tells us we do have to protect ourselves and not be naive but we can also be open and gracious and caring, etc. It takes a lot of courage to be open and to be kind and thoughtful. The rose's real strength is it's beauty. Being yourself at all times is the real strength and it is so beautiful. It is rare to find people who risk being themselves. Be proud to have those qualities!
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I guess it depends what you define as a hero.  If you mean someone people look up to, then you're probably referring to the music and media celebrities.  Mostly they are uncouth (IMO), amoral and egotistical.  In that case then I think its a reflection on the social and moral depravity of this society.  Don't get me wrong, there are some "heroes" with worthwhile characteristics (for example, although I am a Christian and do not go with the "multi-faith", PC, namby-pamby approach, I wouldn't deny that there are great social and moral advantages to following some religious leaders in their approach to a number of aspects in life.  I don't want to see the world where everyone is identical (we were designed/made to have our individuality and right to choose) but I remember someone once saying that with the rise of alternative comedy that soon there would be no alternative to alternative comedy!
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Being your self and never following the crowd. setting standards for yourself and principals to live by. never giving up. Being strong for someone else in there time of need.
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Overcome your fear,control it and use it to make you stronger. Courage is not the absence of fear. Only fools\nand dead people feel no fear.
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Qualities such as someone that loves them self enough to always strive for better things.\n\nSomeone that understands the need for always learning, because their intellect is the one thing that no one can take from them.  \n\nSomeone that has found their place in the world and that place makes our world a better place to live in.  Even if the "more better" world is only a tinny bit "more better".\n\nSomeone that will leave an everlasting mark on the world or the people that they know because they realize that they are mortal and this is a type of immortality.  \n\nSomeone that can laugh when things go wrong in their life, knowing that now is the time to rebuild even bigger and better.  \n\nTo know love in all its forms and live life with gusto and appreciation for the miracle that everything really is.  And they are always excited about the miracle of life.\n\nSomeone that can be there for others with acts of kindness.\n\nSomeone that knows that there is no such thing as perfect, yet they use "perfect" as a guidepost for their own lives.  Striving to be perfect, however, knowing that perfection is not the most important thing.    \n\nSomeone like you that asks these questions of importance, it shows that you have some of these qualities and will do well in life.
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bRAVE\nHONEST\nDECENT\nGOOD-HEARTED\nRESPECTFUL\nMODEST\nGOOD-LOOKING\nSUPER-HUMAN POWERS\nUNKNOWN\nHAVE AN EVIL VILLAIN\nEVENTUALLY FOR SOME REASON EVERYONE HATES HIM BUT THEN HE SAVES THE WORLD
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It shouldn't matter to you whether or not anyone believes you.  We don't do "hero" things for the glory of it, we do them because we have been chosen to do so.  Carry this gift in your heart and those that need to know will know by seeing your humility!
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Natsume Hyuga, because he's not just pretty he's also\n\nsmart, intelligent, brave, trustworthy, great and a kind\n\nof person who never abandoned friends and will make \n\nhimself look bad just to save others. He is also a \n\nmysterious type and I'm sure many agrees on my answer.
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Odysseus represented the model of their own war heroes.  He represented all the things that a good warior should have: cunny mentality, bravery, and warfare skills....\n\nIf you ask about other epics, you got the Aeneid.  In this epic, Virgil presents the prototype of the perfect hero according to the Roman values.  Aeneas is a hero to them, 'cause he followed the pietas or duties--> family, state, gods.  In addition, the Aeneid is a kick in the butt to Ulysses.  He is seen as the unworthy and heartless wrong model of hero
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I think selflessness and leading by example are the keys.\n\nselflessness= doing more for your people than you would for yourself. Going out of your way to serve.\n\nleading by example=doing everything you preach, being the first in line to act as you say others should