My 80th Post: Heros

What's that in the sky? Is that a bird? No, that is a plane...no, that is a dog on fire....people!! for God's sake, that is Superman!!! so for most of us, that was the childhood fantasy....a guy with a cape or a guy running with the speed of light, some turtles from outer space or a guy with his underpants worn upon his pants who would rush up to the crime scene and save the day....well that was only in cartoons or comics but not in real life....we were so much involved in those stories that we started acting like our favorite superhero and pretended to fly from one place to another simply by jumping off a couch to another....
With time, as the minds grew more mature, things started becoming more realistic and the dream of meeting superman or batman vanished into thin air....though the imagination remained but it became something more complicated....the superheros wearing capes and masks became the ones who held guns and defeated the entire armies single handed or the ones, like Jackie Chan, who could beat the sweat outta bad guys without any weaponary just by fighting bare handed......things like that became more facinating but that was only till the extent of entertainment....
Who are heros? That is one real question floating in my mind right now....are they really the ones whom we see on tv or do they really possess special abilities just like Chulbul Pandey? No, not really...they are just like us only baring a difference in their attitude and their dedication....the people in our armies or any other forces are heros and the ones who go to an extreme to save their country or someone are superheros.....I guess that just narrows the term because in my view, not only a person who fights with power is a hero and can upgrade to a superhero but I think anyone who fights for the right purpose even with the help of his/her words may be designated as a hero....
Imagine someone taking a stand over something which isn't really helpful for him/her but still that someone wills to provide a means of justice...that someone might turn out to be a hero and may be defined as a superhero by the work he/she did....so if I really define what a hero is then I would say someone, no matter how old or whatever gender he/she belongs to, who is willing to go to any extent just to make a wrong into right....for that it isn't required to literally save someone's life, but it can be anything which brings out a smile upon an innocent's face and is cherished with what he/she was trying to conquer but couldn't....you can be a hero for a child by saving his/her cat or a hero for old by helping them cross the street or by simply passing a heartful smile...
Anyone can be a hero, it just requires a positive intension and a loving heart....try doing something for others....believe me, that feeling which you get when you are praised by their smiles, is out of this world...try changing things and stop searching for heros or superheros here and there...instead search for that someone in your own soul....that would be a mighty step towards the betterment of our world and our society....
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