Hero

A hero is defined as a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. People such as the police, fire fighters, and the United States military who risk their own lives and truly be called a hero. But could one consider the regular Joe and Jane Schmo in that particular category? For they can be known as an unsung hero For it's these "impact players", so to speak, that may not know they are making a difference in other people's lives.

Such impact players are teachers, for they mold the mind of future politicians, entrepreneurs, actors, actresses and the list goes on and on. Oftentimes the respect that should be received is never given and it's the price they pay for shaping the minds of America's youth. It's these people that push kids to their absolute limits in order to achieve something greater in their lives. Years down the road, that kid turned adult will consider that teacher a mentor and will never forget the valuable wisdom taught to him or her.

Another impact player(s) can be located in one's own home. A parent spends much of his or her life teaching them values that would hopefully one day be passed on to their children and future generation. For a parent can truly say they would literally give up their own life if their child was in danger. It wouldn't be an afterthought to that parent for their instincts are to protect what's most important to them and that is their kids. In a way, a parent isn't just a hero, for they can be considered a superhero.

Other impact players are the physically handicapped and how they persevered. Physical handicaps such as blindness, loss of limb, loss of hearing, and loss of sight. For it's these losses that make that particular person more determined to live one's life. That person has to simply adjust and the other limbs or senses kick into high gear in a manner of speaking and get stronger. Someone once said, the greatest obstacle one can face is losing something that oftentimes can be taken for granted, but gaining something much greater.

Lastly, the biggest impact player is a person that really doesn't know that he or she is a hero and that person is ourselves. A hero in the fact that each of us are comfortable with who we are and don't listen to what people think about them. Yet there are those that feed off what people think about them, but as the saying goes, be a leader and not a follower. At the end of the day, who are you more likely to listen to, the people or yourself? In the end, I ask you this question, Do you consider yourself a hero?