Berny Dabarera   My, and today's standard of a hero   Mr. Rickles                                                                                                                                                                   2/8/09

                       The hero has always been there, there are thousands of stories, legends, lore, even actual events where the hero takes part in.   But are all the hero's all the same?                                                                                                                            What qualities are and characteristics are necessary for people today in our time to see someone as a hero.  What about Odysseus?  Would people today see him and his actions in the heroic manner, that people did thousands of years ago while reading or being told his story.                                                                                                                                                      From today's view point I'd say the hero is nearly slightly more than half way the same as back in the day, just maybe a bit reworded. Today people want a hero who is kind, merciful, forgiving, but ready to dish out the discipline or the hurt when truly needed or just necessary.  A obviously intellectual hero, one who knows what he's doing, one who plans, resourceful , cunning, cleaver, all other important ones.