Introduction of the Hero

     When I was a kid I used to play this game on my Nintendo. It was called Dragon Warrior and you played as a dragon slayer whose goal was to save the world. The really cool part was that while there were classes(professions) in the game like Soldier, Merchant, Pilgrim, Fighter etc... your character was called "The Hero." What made a Hero? He was the guy with the most courage, he had the ability of rallying others to his cause, he got the best gear, and he was the guy who took a bad situation and saved the day despite the problems.

      Today we live in a peaceful society, we don't fight battles or have monsters lurking in the night...well usually. We are focused on work and education. What is the first thing people always ask? "What do you do for a living"? or "Oh your in school? What is your major?" Somewhere along the way we have lost the desire to continue to improve ourselves, to learn, and to grow. Men are not taught how to be a man, how to behave. Women are not taught how to pass their skills on to the next generation and be an excellent lady the way it is described in Proverbs 31. We have more television shows than we can imagine, and the ability to gain more information from one newspaper than people 100 years ago could have received in their whole lives, yet there is still a huge need to teach people how to live in a morally upstanding way.

      With this as our background I am introducing The Hero. The Hero does not begin his journey as one, in fact he is very average and anyone can be a hero.

      All generations of mankind have had their heroes. These are people that outshine their contemporaries because of their braveness and willingness to act when no one else will. It is not special powers or supernatural giftings that make a hero, but a will power that they can achieve their goals and a sense of morality stronger than their comfort zone.

      I am not suggesting I am a hero or am trying to become one, I am simply saying that we as a culture do not act like what we do in life is really that important. Is living your whole life for a paycheck really worth living for? Is getting to watch TV or throw parties on the weekend worth wasting 5 days at work on? The hero mentality begins with a burning desire to do more in our lives than run-of-the-mill. My thought is this......if I am not actively trying to do something that has long term consequences then I am wasting my time and inevitably my life. That is one thing I am not prepared to do.