Message #2493

[Boudi]

I have a big problem with the word hero.  I do a church service on the whole subject, but I would say that aherop is sopmeone who goes the extra mile.  This is why I have a problem with Help for Heroes.  It seems to suggest that anyone in the armed forces may be a hero, which isn't the case, perhaps even more it suggests that in jured armed forces personnel are heroes.  Being injured doesn't make you a hero, you could be unlucky, or inept.  Being in the armed serbices doesn't make you a hero, it could be a choice made for so many reasons, and of course there are so many other people living out their lives for the service of others.
My hero in life has always been chad varah...I don't know too much about him...but he challenged the status quo...and did something positive about the situation that he found.  He wasn't following orders, and wasn't creating rules...he extended love to others, and that's why he's a hero.  We have to look at motives, rather than make generalisations.