This week one of the most legendary superheroes of all time – Batman, returned to the big screen.
Batman might be one of my favorite superheroes. Technically he blurs the line between hero and superhero, since being a superhero requires having an amazing, abnormal “superhuman” ability. Bruce Wayne, in the strictest sense of the word is not a superhero. He is just one man with a lot of determination, training, and money who does extraordinary good deeds for the betterment of his city. Yet much of the general population still places him on the superhero pedestal in their minds and in their hearts.
Bruce Wayne is the type of hero that proves you don’t need to be bitten by a radioactive spider, go through some failed government testing or have a random genetic mutation in order to win the hearts and minds of a population. If it doesn’t require having some superhuman ability to be a hero then what does it take? Let’s discuss a hero in this week’s weekend word.
he·ro
ˈhirō/
adjective
1. A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
Schoolchildren are often asked at some point in their lives to name or define their heroes. The answers vary from people in the armed forces, policemen, firefighters, doctors and nurses who save lives every day, a parent, teacher or sibling who had a major impact on their life. If you look at the definition, being a hero simply requires being admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
There are many heroes among us, all around the world. The orphaned children living and learning in our schools have many heroes. They find outstanding qualities and achievements in the nuns who are working tirelessly to help provide them with food, clothing, shelter and knowledge. They also have heroes in each and every one of our donors. When you make a donation to support our children, you become their hero with your noble act of selfless giving to lift a child from poverty to prosperity.
To quote Mariah Carey’s 1993 hit Hero, “There’s a hero, if you look inside your heart.” Every one of us has the potential to be a hero. It doesn’t take a superhuman ability, but simply the ability to complete selfless and noble acts that make an impact on another person.
“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but the size of his heart.” – Hercules
If one man can save Gotham City time and time again with a little money and determination, think of what we could do if we pool our resources together as a society? I’ll leave you with this last thought from Maya Angelou.
“I think a hero is a person really intent on making this place a better place for all people.” – Maya Angelou
Thankful for my Heroes,
Cristen
