12-What makes someone a hero?

 Heroes. When you hear this word, what will you imagine of? Well I think you will imagine heroes like
super-man, bat-man, spider-man, and so on. But the heroes that I want to talk about are not these heroes. I want to ask you the heroes that made a change to our life, people who fought for us. For example; In the Philippines we have heroes like Jose Rizal, Lapu Lapu. In Japan we have people like Oda Nobunaga, Sakamoto Ryoma, Matsuo Bashou, and so on.These are the heroes that had a successful life and are remembered through out the centuries.

To tell you the truth, I don't know that much of the heroes that have fought for us. Rather say that I don't have any interest of those from the past. I do hear the names of heroes that fought for us for our freedom.
But what does it take to be a hero? As our topic for today as, "What makes someone a hero" I would always think that heroes today are those that can make an impact in others lives are called heroes.Even though one says that he isn't a hero, if even one person in this world says that he is a model, a hero in his/her life, then that person is surely a hero.

I remember my father telling me a story of a one young soldier. The story was like this, the young soldier new freshman graduated from the military school and joined the national army. He had no talent, no skills and no faith and vow to the country. And after half a year he was sent to the front line. War. The young soldier was filled with frighten of death. Of both killing someone and being killed. Day by day, minute by minute, his comrades falling down to the dust one by one. Not even a single minute, the soldier wasn't able to sleep or relax. And finally it only become him and his commander. As the bullets running by the air, hitting to the walls and trees near the soldier, the young soldier started to cry. Then the commander noticing him getting over-come from the fear of death, his commander said this words to the soldier, "Don't cry there like a baby, as long as you cry and get over whelmed you are admitting that you are going to die. Remember soldier, if you die here than that means that you are killing 1 thousand people. We are not here to die, we are here to protect our people and their lives are on our back." The soldier stop crying and started shooting back. And not for so long, reign forcement came. Both the commander and the soldier were able to come back alive. And the young soldier became a lieutenant and continue saving people and his country.

 What can we learn from this story? First of all is that this man became a hero, and this man has a hero of his life. And a hero comes with a change in life. A hero is one that can give a change to others. And I would say that you can be a hero. Even you don't have a big talent or skills, as you can change someone in their life, you are a hero.

So are you a hero? What have you accomplished? I can be a hero, and so as you. I am challenging you to change. Just as the image of the Fish and the bowl. Will to take the challenge?