WHY THE WORLD NEEDS HEROES

WHY DO WE NEED HEROES

Everything about heroes is quite trending these days. This is accountable to the release of the highly anticipated movie, The Avengers. With the advent of hero things these days, it’s worthy to note that even in real life we do need heroes.

We need heroes for a variety of reasons. One of which, we are highly infested with villains. Evil minds like Loki hold power in some high positions in different government institutions all over the world. Many people would succumb to the provisions of these silent dictators just to keep themselves in the safe zone. However, there are these people who have strong convictions to stand up against these dictators. They may not be prominent today, but these great people will soon emerge.

We need heroes because the people we thought would help the needy are the very people abusing them. These people work independently and fund their own works in order to extend help. These people need no publicity, because true heroes are the ones who work in silence.

 We need heroes because at times we are weak. We need someone to look up to and be our strength. When we were young, we used to dream of being a superhero, right? Having supernatural powers and doing extraordinary stuffs. I must admiteven up to now that I am older, I still sometimes do wish that I was as strong as Hulk or be flexible like Black Widow, especially when faced with so much adversities or when I just had some big fight with someone.

We need heroes to motivate us. Heroes are seen as people who are usually defeated in their own real lives. They are one of those defenseless people who were chosen to receive supernatural powers. In reality, we can derive from this. Difficulties in our lives are instances that make us strong; the supernatural powers we receive are the learning we get as we go through these rough times. All strong people have been weak before they’ve gotten strong and so do us.

We need heroes because they remind us of our own limitations. With our belief in heroes that they are strong we derive from their strength. “Even heroes have the right to bleed”, we are reminded that they too are limited, so are we.

We all need heroes, be it a hero or number of heroes. It is not idolatry when we sometimes believe in them. The belief of heroes also makes us responsible – we should be responsible who to believe and the limits of our beliefs.

How to be a superhero

HOW TO BE A SUPERHERO

Being a superhero entails not just super powers because in reality, super powers really don’t exist, at least not yet. With the advent of technology, superpowers would be in reality in the future. In the meantime, we can be our own super heroes. Before we start off, how is a certain person be called a hero? Well, we define hero as someone who sacrifices his/her own welfare for the good of others. Heroes are the few people who stand amidst adversity and shows courage, right?

It’s a pretty sure thing that most people have seen “The Avengers”. Though some of its characters are fictional, we can derive from their deeds because their actions with/without superpowers are heroic in nature.

Suiting up like these heroes doesn’t make one a hero. Do deeds that people may call you a hero. You can be a hero in your own ways:

1.      Stand up when everyone is weak enough to stand for what is right. Heroes are always seen as someone who is strong. Being physically strong doesn’t guarantee you a hero. Strong convictions are usually the driving force why heroes emerge. Consider the characters of Superhero movies; they are always driven by one good thing. Find that one strong and good principle that is for the benefit of the many not just yours, and stand for it.

2.      Help the needy. This one good thing would always be the first deed that’ll pop out into our minds when it comes to being a hero. Of course, heroes are called heroes because they help people other than their own selves. 

3.      Make someone or other people happy. It’s not every day that we meet people who can make us happy. You know it’s seldom, so be a source of happiness to others.

4.      Do good deeds without asking for anything in return. Heroes are two-faced. One that is natural and another is their superhero form. They are unrecognizable when you see them in the streets. They just do good deeds without the need of being recognized in their true form. Apparently, in reality you can do same. I’ve seen someone who did something extraordinary. She gave free foods to street children. She’s not a prominent person, just an ordinary citizen who was kind enough to give a parcel of her blessings to the needy. Heroes are like that right?

5.      A sacrifice is not a real big thing when done voluntarily. Have things done not because you are supposed to do, but do things because you just want to. Remember what Iron Man did? He sacrificed himself to save the earth from being captured by the evils of the outer space. And it wasn’t so much a big stuff for him, right?

Our world needs heroes. We need people who are benevolent, selfless and giving who doesn’t need much recognition. We must admit, we are invested with villains, and only these heroes can rescue us from someone who has evil thoughts like Loki.