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Originally Posted by widgeon13
I guess I equate heroism with risk of life or personal wellbeing. While I have the utmost respect for Mr. Rogers and his integrity I don't recall seeing or hearing of him putting his life on the line for his fellow man.
Does the world need more like him? YES.
Sounds like we just have different interpretations of the terms, hero vs role model.
In some thread in the last few days the point was made that "heroism" is bantered about much too liberally. I would have to agree with that statement. I don't see "hero" and "role model" being the same.
Dialogue on real heroes could be very interesting, let the list begin.
My hope would be that the list doesn't contain a litany of celebrity names and sports figures but instead personal relationships that people see as role models for living a good life. Heroes and role models from their own neighborhood or family that they can associate with rather than someone from a TV program or news story.
My intent was not to question your judgement but to better differentiate between the terms, hero and role model.
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I agree 100%
A hero in my eyes is anyone who risks their own life to save a stranger. If a child that can't swim falls into a river and one of his parents jumps in to save the kid, that is NOT a hero, that is doing your job as a parent. If the kid is not your own and you risk your life to save the kid, that is a hero.
I see news stories at least once a year where some kid dialed 911 when a parent needed help. The news media calls the kid a hero but I disagree. No risk of injury and doing what any kid should do does not make a hero.
I fireman running into a building to save strangers is a brave and honorable man, but not a hero. He is just doing his job. He took that job knowing it was a real possibility he would be required to do that.
A hero in my mind is someone that risked injury or death to save a person that they are not related to and they are not a paid professional doing their job and in fact are not expecting any compensation.