Heroes
Heroes What is a hero? What is a hero to you? I really think that heroes are all around us, all the time. Sometimes we simply don’t recognize them as such so they don’t get the credit. Maybe a hero talks to a person contemplating jumping off a bridge until he comes back over the railing. Or maybe heroes save a dog from drowning in a river even though the current threatens to carry them away as well. Or a hero could give you a hug or say something kind just when you need it. For me, a hero pushes himself to save someone else with an unexpected action. I’ll try to explain my idea of hero through two examples, both of them which took place in Ukraine. It breaks my heart that there is a war between Ukraine and Russia (again). Even more saddening is the news that 13 soldiers lost their lives defending Snake Island (a small island to the south of Ukraine.) They refused when Russian soldiers asked them to “surrender to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.” Ukraine’s president awarded each of the...