"Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere."
This quote from Elrond in Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring is one of my favorite quotes about heroes. No, they weren't super heroes. In fact, when the most difficult time came, they would have faltered but for a grasping enemy who expedited their task. And yet they were heroic-- persisting, assuming certain death at the end of the journey, yet plodding on. They had no special powers, no mighty, earth-shattering abilities, no extraordinary mental acuity. Nothing, really, to qualify them for adulation and fanfare. That's the kind of hero I admire.
There are many such heroes in the world today; we just don't know their names.
Our Sunday Scribblings prompt was super-hero
My most admired heroes are the Farers. Those people who don't make the heaedlines but who toil ceaselesly to improve the life of another person.
ReplyDeleteYeah u got that right....They r the heroes.
ReplyDeleteNice read :)
Heroes and superheroes exist but sometimes we can't see them. I think the comic books make us blind to true ones.
ReplyDeleteGood post Lilibeth.
Loved this. Yes, they are the heroes that count.
ReplyDeletefunny how i had never connected "siperhero" and "heroic" - a thoughtful post :)
ReplyDeleteTrue heroes are all around us.Who needs Hollywood?
ReplyDeleteI really liked your take on the prompt. Well use of it and the true heroes are those that often go through life unnoticed. btw, Tolkien, my fave. My cat's name is Frodo :)
ReplyDeleteNice post. Your point is well made. Love those hobbit heroes myself.
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