Saints are almost always formed in marginalized situations where their best gifts are dismissed or unrecognized and this causes them to do what the situation demands of them by faith and patience. A hero does what we all feel like doing; rescuing, fighting, winning, and conquering. As Professor Ambrosio made mention, heroes are formed by the human struggles, alone with Honor and self-esteem in his achievements. Humans are seen as masters of their own destiny which provides a crucial factor that separates saints from heroes. A very good example is in the story of
The Odyssey The Odyssey is an epic poem about spiritual journey and how it can bring out the hero in people, and if they are true to themselves, they will always pull through. Odysseus is put through so much struggle and pain, but in the long run it actually ends up helping him become mentally and physically tough by testing his faith in his skills. The King of Ithaca finds himself in many great challenges where he proves to everyone around him, along with himself, that he has found his true identity. Odysseus has always been an honorable and respected man in his small kingdom, and many citizens are starting to see the number of capabilities he has, along with something inside of him that not even Odysseus knows he has. For instance, Odysseus remains strong for his crew, even in the toughest situations, like keeping his men under control while they are crossing paths with Scylla, so the adventurers have some kind of stability.
History books are written of great men like our fore fathers, who chose to carve a path of hard work and determination to reach their goals and make the world a better place. Hemingway’s words embody a message that our culture desperately needs. In the past, great men chose to act in the better interest of the common good. George Washington chose to free our nation, Abraham Lincoln chose to free the slaves, and Martin Luther King Jr. chose to free the country of its bigoted racial prejudices. All of these men chose to avoid going through the motions and live with a purpose that was outside of the social norm.
Every time in the story as he encounters the problem in the way the God helps him. It is hard to compare the qualities between the great hero and me; somehow I have qualities similar and different then him. Heroes are people who saved the people. The main character in the Homers epic poem, Odysseus possesses heroic qualities, such as bravery, wisdom, a strategic thinking, courageous, strength, cleaver, extravagant curiosity, and honorable. As in the story when he escapes from Cyclops cave he showed that he was brave and a great strategist when he poked Cyclops eye with pike of olive, he decided not to kill him because if he killed Cyclops, he would not be able to get out of the cave.
Epic heroes are different than your standard everyday hero. Scholars have defined and epic hero as a god-like human being. An epic hero, defined by, Dictionary. Com, “a brave noble character in an epic poem admired for great achievement or affected by grand events.” (www.Dictionary .com) These heroes have been created through poems and stories, in order for man to understand the separation between himself and the spiritual presence in his life. Every society/culture since the creation of man has created this type of hero to embody the values and mores of that time period.
The interplay of faith and reason in the trial of Job is similar to that of Abraham (and the story of his son), as they are both put to trial in order to test their faithfulness to God. Even though this ‘test’ is beyond logical understanding, reason becomes overridden by their steadfast belief in God, meaning, although God presented challenges that seemed unreasonable to his believers, Abraham and Job both kept faith in Him, even if it meant losing their loved ones and properties, all for the sake of keeping God alive in their life. In detail, Job is a well-respected, god-fearing man who is very devout to his faith. There came a time when Satan approached God so that he may put Job to the test and prove to Him that his faithful servant was only loyal because of his abundance in material wealth. What seems incomprehensible to reason is why God, an almighty and good being, would let Satan freely oppress Job, an innocent man.
Job 4: 7-21 is taken from Eliphaz’s speech to Job. After undergoing immense suffering for no apparent reason, Job curses his life and birth and seeks comfort from his friends. Although Job is a good and holy man, Eliphaz states that suffering is the result of sin. He is implying that Job’s suffering is a result of a sinful life, although we already know the true reason for his pains. In verse 7, “Think now, who that was innocent ever perished, or were the upright cut off?”, Eliphaz basically says that the good do not suffer.
Saul was God’s chosen servant to lead Israel as His representative over God’s people. After a flashy beginning to his career, this man who is highly esteemed among Israel soon finds himself on his own path of destruction. He had forsaken God and fallen into an egotistical pitfall that eventually led to his death at the hand of his own sword. The squandered talents and wasted opportunities of Saul is a glaring example to others to avoid unnecessary mistakes and pitfalls of our own. David, on the other hand, is triumphed as the greatest king Israel has ever had.
Me and my classmates were fed all those great examples of people fighting during Second World War sacrificing their lives and not even dare to look for any kind of reward other then admitting them into “hero ranks” of their “great” country. Fighting for reward was not hero like behavior. I realize though that this understanding of hero was more due to the norms and obligations of certain time and society. In “The Iliad” hero is noted for his courage and strength and desire to fight especially if they risk their life or put it in any kind of danger. But at the same time Homer also pays great attention to rewards, heroes get for their fighting.
Some times, it has been told that hidden laws and rules are stricter than any possible existing court that actually makes up Karma. Some times God is the only judge for some of the loneliest history makers, but of course they shouldn’t forget that why God has chosen them to fight on the front line. It’s is mostly because of their big hearts although they may have small houses or other assets. However, God also reward his believers with life blessings that bring indescribable sweetness in the heart of the believers that God is watching over them while everybody is ignoring them. Some times history makers feel that life is full of unfriendliness that may remind them of the history role models that in this situation they could find God as the best friend.