psick
Hero Worship / WARship
Media wants heros. Reflection of public that wants heros...
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/cnn.heroes/
www.herosalute.com - www.scifi.com/heroes - www.scifi.com/superhero
heroes TV show - hero dustin hoffman
Hero with a Thousand Faces - Guitar Hero
But, we grow up on a steady diet of heros --- in cartoons as superheros, TV shows....movies
Inspiring Sports Heroes - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaensMbI7vc
olympic heroes...
environmental heroes...etc...
Achilles - Greek Heroes in Popular Culture through Time (1/3) - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5355xnyF0
my Hero graphic
Reality TV show
Hero (Wiki)
A hero (from Greek ἥρως hērōs[1]), in Greek mythology and folklore,
was originally a demigod, the offspring of a mortal and a deity,
their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion.
Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters (fictional or historical) that,
in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice
– that is, heroISM – for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.
Isn't there some commandment about not worshipping other Gods?
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
We-dont-need-another-hero-thunderdome-lyrics (Metro Lyrics)
Mad Max" We don't Need Another Hero" Tina Turner - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8W4DEMUSeM
Sometimes - people who do good things are showered with accolades by the media.
They are made into heros to support some other purpose.
--- Lindsey....story
New York firefighters to oppose Giuliani | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
sometimes they have trouble accepting the label...
It is also thought to be a cognate of the Latin verb servo (original meaning: to preserve whole)
and of the Avestan verb haurvaiti (to keep vigil over), although the original Proto-Indoeuropean root is unclear.
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also extends to idea of internal strength...vs thinking we need outside help.
such as water fasting vs dentist
less sleep - night remove food, day - go hiking...stay outside
toughing out a cold vs relying on a pill