You can find heroes everywhere

Skybird · 10-17-09, 09:39 AM

Good hearts at work, okay, and the story certainly gets my sympathy.

But please, let's leave out "heroism" here. We have a traditional understanding of what heroism is, and that understabding emerged over centuries and was already depicted in sagas of old. Let's stop this inflationary abuse of the the term "hero". there is nothing heroic in what these people do. Love for animals, selflessness to some degree, altruism, okay - but no heroism.

10-17-09, 09:39 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,620 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Good hearts at work, okay, and the story certainly gets my sympathy. But please, let's leave out "heroism" here. We have a traditional understanding of what heroism is, and that understabding emerged over centuries and was already depicted in sagas of old. Let's stop this inflationary abuse of the the term "hero". there is nothing heroic in what these people do. Love for animals, selflessness to some degree, altruism, okay - but no heroism. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.