Hero:
As of today, the dictionary defines it as thus:

Noun: an illustrious warrior, man admired for his achievements and noble qualities, an object of extreme admiration and devotion
It goes on to give various other meanings, but anyone you talk to will agree that a hero is not one that does his duty as his duty and shirks from the spotlight. They will say a hero welcomes the fame. They will say a hero is a public figure.

I propose a new definition:
Hero: Noun: One who can accomplish their task with the least bloodshed, the least violence, none if possible, yet willing to fight if necessary. Someone who is not well known, but their actions are. Someone who is not necessarily muscular, but the mind is elevated. One who figures things out beforehand, one who solves the problem before it arises, one who is not necessarily a mighty warrior. Leave that title for those who you wish to call mighty, but do not attach the title "hero" so lightly to one who does not deserve the gratitude this title deserves.
Leave the title unspoiled for those who deserve it, for those whose fortitude and knowledge of the enemy is great, for those who believe in law and order, for those who humble themselves to accomplish great things.
Carlos Hathcock was a hero. Abraham Lincoln was a hero. Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero.
Yet for those who believe that that title should be bestowed upon themselves, give them no title, but for those who believe their great accomplishments meant nothing, give them the honored, the respected, the revered title of Hero.

Unknown "Psycho" Inspired - 16 years, 9 months, 7 days ago