Who is a Hero for You?

Luna, Jochelle Roces August 3, 2014
III-BSBA C Rizal's Life and Works

" The undying past-master "

Everybody may be confused to what would be the answer with the question, " Who is a Hero and How can you be a Hero?". From the word itself, Hero means a person with a powerful body, a strong open mind, and someone who lives according to their values and ambitions. So, who really is a Hero and how you can be one of it? -- Is it those who made a revolutionary cause to impose away the non-native colonizers? Or is it someone who did a silent and solemnized way to drive away those who commited an immoral deeds to our beloved country? Every person in this world can be considered a hero in his own littlest or largest great way. For there are countless ways and reasons to be done and to be one. In our nation, we used to give an account to those who fought for our freedom. Yes, I also consider them as one but whom I supposed to look upon is the one who faced a lot of trouble and excruciation not only from exterior but from within as well and still, made a way to set it aside and soar upon it. It is not about being a hypocrit for we are taking a subject about a heroes life, but it is about my realization to whom I should consider a hero according to the discussions and readings that we have been taking. A hero for me is the one who really loves his country that much, and someone who is concern with his countrymen. A man who is able to keep on fighting for our own freedom and justice with handling his beliefs and philosophy until his last breath. A hero is also the one who is a master in not just one field and skill but about more than a number in a decade. Someone who can't see his country and fellowmen suffering because of the abusive government and colonizers. A real hero is the one who has a lot of dreams for his nation and his people, and never stopped to strive and rise upon it even he has his own incapablities, weaknesses and lackness. Therefore, the above title "The Undying Past-Master" means that though this someone is already burried under the stone, he is still being remembered and until now, his greatness is still in our daily lives, wherever else. The life of him has past already but his legacy in works and deeds will always be an undying one for it is such a great influence and inspiration to each and everyone of us, that someday soon despite of our imperfections, we can make a better things not just for ourselves but also to others.