Men were acknowledging as Filipino heroes, more so today, that every individual who become so popular or the main character in any particular event is given to the title “hero”. It’s ambiguous really what constitutes to being a hero? Many people wonder what is hero and how their versions of one affects the society, but what does being a hero mean?
A hero means a prominent or central personage taking an admirable part in any remarkable action or event; a person of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering. A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities, and a man honored after death by public worship because of exceptional service to mankind. But for children their heroes might be batman, superman, or wonder woman. In single way, children opted to give gratitude for their heroes by imitating them but the way they define real heroes change from a fantasy to reality as they grow older.
Despite everything that had happened in the past, little stories about all the effort our heroes have made. One of our heroes in the past is the King of Mactan Island, Ferdinand Magellan, a Spaniard who "discovered" the Philippines, along with 48 soldiers, met Lapu-Lapu in Mactan Island for a battle. During the battle, Magellan and 15 of his men were killed. For 54 years thereafter, no Spaniard set foot in the Philippine soil. The second is Dr. Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal Alonso y Realonda our national hero, he was symbolized reform, meaning, making changes in social or political institutions in order to improve it. He bring about change so that they no longer behave in an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive manner. The next is Andres Bonifacio known as the "Great Plebian." stood for revolution, he is the founder the Katipunan, a secret organization aimed to overthrow Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines. Lastly the man who stood over his enemy and fought for democracy Benigno ‘Ninoy’ S. Aquino Jr. the man who changed the way I look at the Philippines and the Filipino people. The greatest President the Philippines never had. The same man who searched for his way towards death and welcomed it with open arms. They are one of our national heroes who serve our country and made a sacrifice just for our good.
Filipinos expectations of public figures are different now that it was a more than years ago. In today's modern times a several heroes have come to change the world. There are a lot of potential heroes today. Heroes can range from any ages its either teenager or an adult, and any gender, as long as they contribute to their surroundings somehow, modestly, to help those in need in danger or personally. Our heroes today are missionaries, soldiers, especially teachers – they give contributions to our children's future and to our country. They helped shape our children and our nation, they too are our heroes they chose to be ordinary yet they serve their purpose well.
The hero of tomorrow are the youth we are a potent ingredient to the nation's progress, the key factors for the Filipino to progress is for the people, especially the youth to has the virtues of discipline, perseverance, and vision. The Youth as bonfire of hope, youth has the capability to replenish the country's depleting hope young heroes of tomorrow has a geared in settling the disputes of the nation for a brighter future.
To be a hero must have criteria it must be composed of standards: first hero must be the extent of a person’s sacrifices for the welfare of the country. Second, the motive and methods employed in the attainment of the ideal (was his ideal purely for the welfare of the country and without any taint of self-interested motives, most of all the method of attainment should be morally valid). The third is the moral character of the person concerned (the person should not have any immorality issue that affected his ideal).The fourth is, heroes are those who contribute to the quality of life and destiny of a nation. The next, a hero thinks of the future, especially the future generations, his concern for the future generations must be seen in his decisions and ideals). Lastly, the choice of a hero involves not only the recounting of an episode or events in history, but of the entire process that made this particular person a hero.
I hope that the criteria for national heroes will not only be checked against the historical figures but also with the politicians to whom we will entrust the power to govern our country.
Indeed to be a hero is someone who knows what courage, sharing and loving is all about. A true hero knows how to share his resources and even ready to risk his life for the benefit of humankind. It doesn’t need a person to be a real genius, what makes a real hero is his sense of dedication without expecting any in return.
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