Dashing, strong, tall… That is an example of what most people believe a hero is like. Those three words describe fictional heroes, not realistic heroes. Realistic heroes are recognized differently. A hero, in my opinion, is a person who shows selflessness, whos responsible, and somebody who is always kind.
To begin, bravery, as nearly everyone knows, is a big part of being a hero, but selflessness not only includes bravery, but putting others needs before themselves. First of all, if a person shares all of the traits regular heroes do, except for selflessness, it wouldn’t make sense to call them a hero. Putting themselves needs before others is called being self centered, and according to Dictionary.com, the definition of self centered is: “concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.;engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical” (“Self-centered”). Someone who is recognized as self-centered should not be known as a hero. Selflessness is very similar to bravery, so if someone isn’t selfless, they wouldn’t be brave enough to go and help others. Next, heroes should never think twice about helping others. Firefighters, who the majority of people recognize as heroes, don’t even think about saving someone from a fire, they just do it. If someone has second thoughts
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If someone is irresponsible, they shouldn’t be identified as a hero. If a police officer isn’t being responsible, they would lose their job because people won’t be able to count them. If a firefighter isn’t being responsible, they would lose their job as well because of the same reason. Counting on an irresponsible person to help people in the community is like counting on a baby to drive a lady to work. Makes no sense right? If someone isn’t responsible enough for people to count on them, it would be very hard for people to trust them. In order to be a hero, which is already stated above, responsibility should be one of their character