tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post111084204507111750..comments2023-10-28T08:20:19.961-07:00Comments on Cure For The Common Life: Where Have All The Heroes Gone?The Curehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10229242902013672384noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1111602492171730572005-03-23T10:28:00.000-08:002005-03-23T10:28:00.000-08:00I repeat Kris here - you must have at least one to...I repeat Kris here - you must have at least one totally awesome parent to have such selfless sibs. Very cool.<BR/><BR/>(*)>birdwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03430027415614308875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110990001497268122005-03-16T08:20:00.000-08:002005-03-16T08:20:00.000-08:00Hey! thanks for the props, you've been a hero of m...Hey! thanks for the props, you've been a hero of mine since I was born. Given, most of the time you didn't deserve it, but you've become the kind of brother that does, and I love you. And I admire you. -AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110967465363636472005-03-16T02:04:00.000-08:002005-03-16T02:04:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110924025241412002005-03-15T14:00:00.000-08:002005-03-15T14:00:00.000-08:00Wow, you have a talented, hard working family and ...Wow, you have a talented, hard working family and it’s great that you recognize them for that. Great post.Jumperlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00828818405553670019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110916266701514212005-03-15T11:51:00.000-08:002005-03-15T11:51:00.000-08:00It is deeply unfashionable to have heroes. I have ...It is deeply unfashionable to have heroes. I have always wanted to find people I can look up to and admire. It has led me to put a few people on pedestals who didn't deserve to be there, but that is a small price to pay. I like your blog too - thanks for your comments on mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110901321514931742005-03-15T07:42:00.000-08:002005-03-15T07:42:00.000-08:00The definition of hero has, in my opinion, become ...The definition of hero has, in my opinion, become equated with the wrong sort of things. I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but the fact that someone died in an airplane crash does not make them a hero. There may be other things in their lives that made them a hero. Being a good basketball player does not make one a hero; that makes them a very wealthy basketball player. Playing a hero in an action movie does not make one a hero. I like your definition of a hero: someone that models a character trait that you would die to emulate in your own life. I need to qualify that too. I believe that there are moral absolutes. Therefore, although someone may want to emulate Eminem by being pissed off at everything and very wealthy, I don't consider him a hero because he stands for just about everything I disagree with. I don't consider Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant heroes: Jordan has (had?) a terrible gambling problem, and Kobe sleeps around with women that aren't his wife (I don't care if he did or didn't rape someone. The fact is that either way he had sex with a woman that he wasn't married to.)<BR/><BR/>My father is a hero of mine. He is extremely wise, very diligent in his work, and seeks no glory for himself. He is a published author, a recorded musician, and yet he has never done a book signing or gone on tour. You know why? He's not a glory hound. He knows that his abilities are not his own and are meant to display the glory of God.<BR/><BR/>There's a guy at work who is a hero of mine for being wise beyond his years and not afraid to do the right thing even though he could lose so much for doing so. <BR/><BR/>My younger brother is a hero of mine. He's a hero because I've seen him heart-broken over abused children and vowed to make a difference. He now works with mentally handicapped and socially stunted teens and children and tries to provide some sense of normal life for them. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Cure, for being open. Keep 'em comin'.Aaron Bynumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859622034470734931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110873074063773142005-03-14T23:51:00.000-08:002005-03-14T23:51:00.000-08:00I was thinking about something similar the other d...I was thinking about something similar the other day about being surrounded by angels, and how the friends and family I am close to are like angels to me - I know I'm a little soppy. Great post though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10711625.post-1110859271092901892005-03-14T20:01:00.000-08:002005-03-14T20:01:00.000-08:00It is amazing that you have found yourself surroun...It is amazing that you have found yourself surrounded by so many wonderful individuals. Even better that you have the sense to realize it. Just by knowing the little that I do about you through your writing, it would not surprise me to learn that you may play the role of hero to others. =)LiVEwiRehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617307810655492590noreply@blogger.com