1. For me A hero is someone with an eye single to God.
All my heros have something in common they all have a Higher Power to base their foundations on. Each one of my greatest heros has given their lives for their God in some form or another. This is the most important characteristic when I look at someone who is a hero because it's what gives them their humility and their strength.
2. A hero is Courageous.
My heros are very courageous like I said before they have somehow given their life for their God this takes a lot of courage. They also give their lives for others. They have the courage to stand in the face of danger and defend what they are fighting for. They also have the courage to be exactly what God wants them to be even when the world doesn't like it. They are even courageous enough to have a fear, fear and courage stand hand in hand. If you aren't scared how can you have courage?
3. A hero has Virtue.
Virtue is a beautiful thing. Their are two kinds of virtue, moral virtue and public virtue. When you think of virtue the first thing that comes to your mind is moral virtue, keeping yourself virtuous is to keep yourself clean of immoral things of the world, both in mind and body, this one is very important thing to have in a hero. There is an even deeper virtue that many forget about. That virtue is public virtue Christ is the perfect example of public virtue In my personal definition public virtue is when “You act in the name of God.” Public Virtue is a combination of many of the good characteristics of a hero. I am going to do another post on virtue in the future to cover my love for virtue more in depth.
4. A hero has to have a reason.
A hero must have a reason to fight, live and stand. If they don't have a reason what's the point of living or fighting? They have to have a reason strong enough that they are willing to give every piece of themselves to defend it till the end. It should also be an honorable reason for everyone this is based on their hearts and what is truly important to them. Different people will have different heros with different reasons based on what they think is good.
5. A hero must be educated.
Education is a very key aspect of a hero. They have to know about what they believe they have to be educated on all sides to truly stand and be heard. There are many who do educate themselves, but it's usually just on one side, they don't look at all views and the big picture. A hero is someone who has taken education to another level. There are those who are close minded in their education and then there are those who take their education to wisdom thorough experience, open mindedness, searching and humility. Those who have achieved wisdom are true heros.
Well I have gone through 5 of my many characteristics of a hero, so who are some of my greatest heros? Who are the men and women I look up to to build me and my character? I have a never ending list of people but here are my top 10 heros:
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is obviously the number one hero he is perfect example of what we should look for in a hero. He has perfected every quality I can think of! He sets the bar for all my heros because he is truly the hero of heros!
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc is one of my favorites, if you know me at all you know how much I look up to and love her. She is an amazing women in history who worked in the name of God and went to the death defending his name. I love her because of her courage and strength to stand even when the fire came, even with her moments of humanity she still went back to God. She truly is one of my greatest heros and I hope and pray that I can have her courage in my hard times!
George Washington
George Washington is the father of the greatest nation on this Earth argue if you want but America is amazing and we would be nothing without this man. I know that he was chosen by God to come at that time to bring leadership and hope to a budding destined country. He was a brilliant man who was full of everything we needed to help build a country.
Abraham Lincoln
I love Abraham Lincoln because of his leadership, strength and his brain. He was a great man full of honesty and brilliance. He also had a brain that was often depressed and down but he overcame that hurtle and moved passed his own problems to help heal a broken country. He was the glue to help us stay one nation under God. We can all learn lessons from him and his skills of leadership and diplomacy.
Moroni
Moroni is another great hero. His story kind of reminds me of Joan's. He is from the Book of Mormon. He was a young man when he was called upon to lead armies into battle. He was another man of great courage and a true taste and knowledge of the sweet taste of liberty!
Thomas Jefferson
Much like George Washington we would not have this country without him and his education and his words. Unfortunately he and many of our other founding fathers tend to be trashed and forgotten by or system but we owe all we are to these men and what they did. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence words that we still live by and words that gave us our first taste of hope and liberty. I love him and look up to him and his wisdom so much!
Walt Disney
Walt Disney was quite awesome as well. He built one of the biggest entertainment companies of all time and all with a mouse. He was quite educated and quite American. He had ideas for family and togetherness that still live through his company. I love him and his inspiration to go the distance and Keep Moving Forward!
Family
My family, Past and present inspire me more than they will ever know. With their stories and examples I have grow to heights that I could have never reached without them and their incredible foundation. I am proud of my family both living and dead. They have found life, education, experience and God in a country of freedom so that I could blossom and be me. My greatest hope in life is that I can life my life to hour them and Father in Heaven.
John Wayne
John Wayne has taught me a lot about what I want for in a man. He has set the bar high for what I think a real man should be. Forget that Edward crap I'm on team John Wayne all the way. A true American cowboy that loves his God and his country!
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith brought about the restoration of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He was prepared by the Lord to come a bring what I Michayla Egbert know to be true back to the Earth. He is one of my greatest heros because he gave his life to the Lord at a young age to bring me and everyone else the gospel that I love more than anything else!
I hope you have enjoyed reading about just a small handful of the thousands of men women and children who have impacted my life through their examples and their legacies. I hope that you all have your heros and I hope that all of us can do our very best to emulate them as we face the challenges of this life! Let us learn from the past and what they did to help brighten and change the future for good! Thank you to all my heros you mean so much to me!
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