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[nofairy]

[Yes, it's late at night/early in the morning. Link's up anyway.]

i have a question.

what does it mean to you to be a hero?

[Look, his typing is getting better!]

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[anon text]

[sageprincess]

[Perhaps it's a holdover from her days in hiding, but she doesn't quite want to reveal her identity just yet.]

Why do you ask?

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[nofairy]

i'm just wondering what people think.

[anon text]

[sageprincess]

Well. I believe a hero is someone who gives people hope. Someone who can exist in the darkest of times and still remind people that there is good in the world.

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[nofairy]

what if people think you're that but you don't feel very heroic?

[anon text]

[sageprincess]

What would you define as "feeling heroic"?

As this posting has proven, the definitions of such things vary from person to person.

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[nofairy]

i dunno.

feeling like someone who's strong and brave all the time.

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[sageprincess]

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To me, that sounds less like being a hero and more like being a god.

What makes heroes admirable is that they are mortal. They feel everything everyone else feels, but persevere on despite. They prove that bravery is not the absence of fear, but rather the overcoming of it, and likewise, true strength is the overcoming of what was once weakness.

Personally, I would rather have a hero that understands fear and weakness to one that does not.

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[nofairy]

... really?

[anon text]

[sageprincess]

Absolutely.

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[nofairy]

... thanks.

[anon text]

[sageprincess]

You are welcome. I am happy I could help.