How do heroes impact society?

Answer 1

The concept of the hero is somewhat warped today isn't it. A hero can easily be understood to be someone well known. But that isn't it is it.

Books get it right, most of the time. They have noble, brave, strong hero's who fight against all odds and defeat evil. Heroes in the real world are of course fully capable of doing this and they do but often not in the form of defeating a evil dark lord or slaying dragons. Other things have replaced dragons. And these things are, in my opinion, a lot more dangerous than dragons. (Of course I've never actually met one, but the comparison is necessary hon)

The hero's of the real world are those women and men that understand that there are things outside themselves and that sacrifice of own happiness is important to allow something greater to take place. Heroes don't give into the path of least resistance.

So getting to your question, how do heroes impact society?

It's simple really; heroes inspire society. The man that ran into a burning building to save the kid when he could have let someone else do it. The woman who stood up and told everyone else that they had it all wrong when she could have easily gone with the flow. The senior that stopped you from getting bullied when he could have as easily joined in.

Aren't these the people you admire? It takes nobility, bravery and strength to do this stuff.

Slaying dragons hon? Piece of cake.