Rome Culture and Tradition

When I say the word hero; What is the first thing that comes to your mind? Maybe Superman or Captain America; or perhaps parents, grandparents, or siblings. These are all good examples, however, what makes these people "authentic" hero's? What makes these people extraodanary from all the rest? What makes them a hero? This is a tough question to answer because, there are some many options to choose from. Such as a small hero, like a kids who helps his grandma with cleaning (which some may argue is a big hero, but we will get into that later). Or, a big hero like Ghandi who helped millions of people through his kindness and intellect.

Giorgio Perlasca is not a name that most people recognize. In fact if it were said to a group of college graduates, I would guess one-hundred percent of them would not know who he is. This is strange to me because he saved hundreds of lives and didn't ask for fame or fortune; while everyone knows who Iron Man is. It is crazy to me that everyone knows a fictional character, but couldn't tell you who Perlasca is. I personally see Perlasca as an authentic hero because, he did not ask for anything for his good deeds. He did these honorable deeds because he thought it was right. You really don't here about hero's like that today. It is very rare to here about someone helping others because it is right. Now this doesn't mean everyone is bad, and no one helps each other out. There are a lot of good people in the world, they are just are hard to find.

An authentic hero doesn't ask for a repayment for his or her actions. They act because it's the right thing to do. They help other people because we are all apart of the same race; the human race. They seperate themself from the rest by their kind actions, they don't worry about the consequences, they just worry about people. An authentic hero in my life would be my mother and father. They both sacrifice everything for my sister and me, and do not ask for anything in return. This is very noble of them and not because they have to, but because they want to. I cannot put into words how thankful I am to have them as my parents.

It is really hard to describe a hero because, every one is different. There are no guidelines on being a hero, and anyone can be one. So describing one hero would be impossible. So next time you hear about a hero, think about how much they go through, and maybe thank them for doing such great deeds.