Ernest Hemmingway’s comment about the older we get, the harder it is to find heroes and that it is necessary is true. As we grow up we realize that these heroes we looked up to may not be as we looked at them when we were younger. We used to admire these role models, friends, and family members as heroes because we wanted to be like them, but when we got older we changed our thoughts about them. We become aware that to be like them doesn’t necessarily mean following the same steps. Sometimes it is necessary to do things the way we wish to. It is necessary sometimes to believe in ourselves to become the person we want to become. By relying on heroes we do not learn to fend for ourselves literally. We depend on them to guide our future. Without