Something new
It seems that in our everyday lives we forget the things that shape who we are and how we respond to our environment. Everyday something new happens. We see and experience new things on an hourly basis. Yet, in spite of the impact they have on our thoughts and our emotions we quickly forget the details, leaving them behind like they are nothing to us.
Some people leave them behind for the sole purpose of forgetting them. This is no accident. Human emotion is a fragile thing, and anything that upsets the balance is willingly disposed of. Nonetheless, no matter how hard we try to leave them behind us completely, we can never truly rid ourselves of these experinces. They become part of our character. Someone once said, "trials build character." This is true. In that case, most people would have far more character than anyone ever imagined.
Our experiences, especially our trials build our character and make us stronger in spite of the difficult world we live in. It is our trials, more than our joys, that make us who we are; although most don't realize it.
Character is more important than most think. Everyone has character, some have more than others, but each is unique. There are some types of character that are stereotypical in our world. For instance: that of a hero. Heros are supposed to be strong people who have usually done something incredibly brave, putting their life at risk in order to save another person, usually from a burning building and such. That is where this stereotype is entirely wrong.
A hero is someone who is selfless, someone who puts others before themselves. There is no pre-requisite for being a hero. Someone who gives up their seat for an old lady on the bus is just as much a hero as one who saves someone from a burning building. Their character is still similar, although one may be incredibly brave, and the other seemingly not, they both posses a sense of selflessness, something common in all heros.
There's a hero in all of us, we just have to choose what we want to be.
Some people leave them behind for the sole purpose of forgetting them. This is no accident. Human emotion is a fragile thing, and anything that upsets the balance is willingly disposed of. Nonetheless, no matter how hard we try to leave them behind us completely, we can never truly rid ourselves of these experinces. They become part of our character. Someone once said, "trials build character." This is true. In that case, most people would have far more character than anyone ever imagined.
Our experiences, especially our trials build our character and make us stronger in spite of the difficult world we live in. It is our trials, more than our joys, that make us who we are; although most don't realize it.
Character is more important than most think. Everyone has character, some have more than others, but each is unique. There are some types of character that are stereotypical in our world. For instance: that of a hero. Heros are supposed to be strong people who have usually done something incredibly brave, putting their life at risk in order to save another person, usually from a burning building and such. That is where this stereotype is entirely wrong.
A hero is someone who is selfless, someone who puts others before themselves. There is no pre-requisite for being a hero. Someone who gives up their seat for an old lady on the bus is just as much a hero as one who saves someone from a burning building. Their character is still similar, although one may be incredibly brave, and the other seemingly not, they both posses a sense of selflessness, something common in all heros.
There's a hero in all of us, we just have to choose what we want to be.
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