Of Heroes And Heroes
Culture • October 2008 • Views: 345
In some cultures, hero worship centers around sports cultures or entertainment figures, precisely because they make no moral statement whatsoever. We are inspired by acts of physical prowess or by the role played by someone pretending to take a moral stand. In other cultures, heroes are derived only from the ranks of those who take a moral stand.
Some cultures see Mother Teresa and others who expend similar efforts as heroes. Other cultures see those who would kill Mother Teresa and others engaged in the same kind of work as heroes.