The Heroes Among Us

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no its Superman! You remember these comic book heroes don’t you? For decades comic book characters such as Superman, Spiderman, Batman, and Wonder Woman have captured the imaginations of American children and adults alike. “Superheroes” they have been coined. But these figures only exist in our imaginations. Batman is not really there to save us from villains such as the Joker and the Riddler is he? Because these heroes are fictional, we are left without real life heroes, or are we? There must be heroes or there would never b e a peaceful night’s rest, we would be afraid to go outside for fear of being hurt, and our life would be lived in a constant paranoia that something or someone is going to kill us. But, thankfully this is not so because there are heroes. But just who are these heroes? What do they do? What “powers” do they have? How do they help us live in America without constant fear?

In America, as children, we take our parent’s love and affection for granted because we don’t know what it is like not to have this love. As adults we thank God for every second we have left with them because we realize just how precious their love is. Our parents are the ones who shelter us from the winter cold by working as hard as they can to keep a roof over our heads. They are the ones who fill our tummies with delicious foods others in the world only wish they could sample. The little things such as bedtime stories are taken for granted because we don’t know what it’s like to have parents who can’t read. Looking back at your childhood you see all the things they have done for you and all you can do is look at them with awe and respect when remembering their great deeds. So what if they don’t fly or shoot we...

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...can live in America and enjoy freedoms only imagined by others, because their mom or dad is making it possible. When people think about heroes they envision Superman or a celebrity but they forget those behind it all making it possible for the idea of Superman to exist or that celebrity to be a celebrity. Because of these brave men and women, it is possible for regular American citizens to be able to read that bedtime story or fight crime. This is why soldiers are truly one-of-a-kind-American-heroes.

There are multitudes of heroes that walk among us in America and some who are out fighting for us every day. They don’t fly or shoot webs from their wrist; they unselfishly step up to the plate when they are needed. All we have to do is stop, look around, and take the time to notice them, and even throw in a little thank you when we finally do.