Who is a Hero?

Heroes come in all shapes and ways. A fire fighter or a solider in Iraq is not the only hero there is. Heroes can be any one with goodwill to help some one else in need out of their own busy schedule with out expecting any thing else back from that person.

Many people do this and they go unseen and no body considers them a hero. These people are and deserve to be considered hero as much as a person who goes into a fiery building to save some one.

One type of person that many people don't think as a hero is Jesus. He was the Son of God and did not need to even care about humans or even think about them but he was willing to leave heaven and come to earth to be born as a human to help humans over come their sin. He did not need to do this but this action first of all shows that he cared about them and even though he did not need to do this, he did it showing that he was not a greedy, or self-centered God. After many years, he suffered more to help humanity. He taught for peace and living together for the success of both individuals and the society.

He was frowned upon, spit upon and hit as he was dragged through the streets of Jerusalem. He was flogged and blood flowed from him like water, all because he cared about humans and wanted them to have a higher purpose in life. He was thirsty but they gave him sour wine to make him wounds burn. He was tired but no one cared or helped him other than Simon the cross bearer.

He was at the end crucified after being poked by spears at his guts and sides to make sure he would truly die. This all happened to him because his message was simply love and peace. His determination and responsibility for the humans portrays him as a hero that cared about humans and people to have a better life and to have a better purpose in life other than worldly gains.

Any one could be a hero. It doesn't have to some one religious or a person that serves the government to save lives. The old lady at your local park that feeds those birds can be a hero. She is willing to brave the weather and is willing to help those birds knowing that those birds cannot repay her through any material worth.

She does this by sacrificing her time and energy to see some one else or in this case those birds happy and free as they relinquish their hunger. This type of person also is a hero due to the fact that she is working toward the good or betterment of other creatures.

Heroes can also work toward the good of the community. The Director of Peniel Revival Ministries, Mr. Abraham Soman, shows that heroes can be very diverse. He helps out in India with many medical camps and programs that help people to become aware of the world around them and to live a good productive life.

He works with the government to provide free medical service and other charitable works. He helps the homeless to build houses by fund raising and donating money and getting them the right people to work with them. He also helps with any calamities that happens that requires others contributing to help the people in need.

For example in May 17, 1995, there was a major communal riot in which the Muslims and the Christians fought each other for days in a major city in southern Indian state called Kerala. People died and over 300 houses were burned down with huge damage to the local fishing industry by burning all the boats and creating mass havoc. Peniel Revival Ministries sent aid in medical services, and worked with the district collector and the ministry of health to bring food, shelter and peace to the riot stricken land. Even though Mr. Abraham Soman does not get a profit from the works, he does it.

This is an essential part of humanity and what makes up each one of us, so in a way we are all heroes even though some people don't speak about it or get famous because of it, humans do what they can to make some one or some creature other than themselves to feel better or to improve their condition. That is a true hero.