Hero is inside of you. Success lies in recognising it and letting it come out. Everyone is a hero, that is potentially. Some live life on petty terms others rise above themselves at least in some areas of their lives. The latter are heroes, the former cowards. Some very successful people are cowards and some everyday people heroes.

I've seen both and respect only heroes.

Obama top the list than the Lord Jesus Christ? This article is a blashphemy against Jesus Christ. May God forgive the Americans and CNN for producing this article. You can write whatever article in this world but spare the name of Jesus. He is the Son of God.

Great good morning,with a great question that gets my brain working as usual. As I have said ,many times in my past post, US Rep.(Dem.,MA) Barney Frank would/is my "Hero"! He passes your "5 Point Criteria Test" ! He has never given up,regardless of personal conseqences (whereas most would fade-away rather quickly) and has maintained his dignity! He has never quit/given-up until he feels his/our goals have been accomplished. I've never seen a man work endless hours for the publics good,or turn a deaf ear on one of his constituients regarding their well-being. As far as overcoming adversity is a no-brainer, for a humble/brilliant man with a mandate never to be pigeon-holed by his antagonist opponents. He has always stayed level-headed so I won't even go into detail! I'm in my 60's ,and have been around long enough,to make this man my personal "Hero",to be admired! Thanks

In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous. In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero: the teacher, the nurse, the mother, the honest cop, the hard worker at lonely, underpaid, unglamorous, unpublicized jobs.

My hero? My friend and neighbor...rancher and farmer, works three jobs, gives to various charities in spite of living in modest means herself. Takes care of the local church by doing the bookwork, maintenance and anything else needed as far as the church goes. A terrific person! Love her to death!

Agreed with Anu!
One must discover the power within one's self. All other power is illusion.
Joseph Campbell wrote beautiful literature on how we all take the Hero's journey.
Hero's are everywhere, but most importantly, inside each of us.

Well with Sci Fi and the new Star Trek due out Q The Continuum is all you need...and hope cause without it nothing works.
Love ya Anderson your the best at the right time.
So your kinda our hero too;-) Just not a superhero.
Q5

Thank you earle in Fla.Jesus is my hero too and none of this matters to those who believe in him.This is just something else for the media to print just for the sake of stirring the pot.The only thing that will not change in this out of balance world is God's unchanging hand.He will not let go of his people.

Wonder Woman has always been one of my favorite super heros. Not only did she have all of the characteristics mentioned above, she also had integrity, the ability to save people in dire need and a unique talent for capturing villians (she knew how to use her lasso). A real hero is someone who demonstrates these traits over and over again. In today's climate, real heros are boring so they don't get the recognition they deserve. The media focuses on one time feats such as a man pulling a woman and baby from a burning car or a dog who saves a drowning baby. These stories are heart warming, but I would like to see more real stories of real people being heros everyday.

My hero are those people who drag themselves out of bed every day to go to work to provide for their families, especially the single parents. They work hard and get no thanks, yet day after day they feed their families and pay their bills! I take my hat off to you.

Dennis
Colorado

My hero is my mother, Flordemyo, she moved to this country from Nicaragua when she was fifteen she didn't speak any English but, she was able to graduate high school. She is the pillar of strength, honesty, love, and everything good in a human being. She holds our family together. She is still married to my father she met at an art class after high school. She embraces her heritage and now has a non-profit group and her life is giving back to those less fortunate in third world countries and travels with grandmothers from different cultures. She has taught me how to be a better human being, a mother, and better to the earth. She is grateful for the little things she has, and always think of herself last. She has had her share of challenges losing her mother to breast cancer, and had tubercolosis as a kid and a lifelong battle with chronic asthma – but, I have never heard her complain about any physical pain. When I had my own diagnosis, and physical limitations I could always count on my mother to be there for any surgeries to help with my recovery. When my grandfather died, my mother didn't even think twice about having my grandmother move next door – where she would be available to take care of her, and be available to drive her wherever she needed to go. My mother is a great person, a great friend, a great grandmother to my children, and represents everything good that person could be, and everythig I hope I could be – I love her so much as a role model for myself, my daughters, and those around her – she represents strength, wisdom, and a person willing to give back to others unconditionally. "I love you Mom, your my hero!"

My hero, other than Jesus Christ, the men and women serving our country, would be my chilldren. They have sacrificed with both parents being US Soldiers. Their mother has been through cancer, has been labeled a disabled veteran and had many surgeries. Their dad has been to Iraq and come home with numerous injuries. He has traumatic brain injury, in which at times he cannot complete sentences, remember the childrens' names. The children have recognized, researched all of these things and have found ways to cope with the them and have learned to teach us as parents how to cope with them. Our children are actually taking care of us at the young ages of 12-16. They have overome and adapted in a way that is more courageous and honorable than alot of regular adults that I know and I am so proud. They deserve so much for being the supportive young men and women we have and are continuing to raise them to be.

My hero is my mother, Flordemayo, she moved to this country from Nicaragua when she was fifteen she didn't speak any English but, she was able to graduate high school. She is the pillar of strength, honesty, love, and everything good in a human being. She holds our family together. She is still married to my father she met at an art class after high school. She embraces her heritage and now has a non-profit group and her life is giving back to those less fortunate in third world countries and travels with grandmothers from different cultures. She has taught me how to be a better human being, a mother, and better to the earth. She is grateful for the little things she has, and always think of herself last. She has had her share of challenges losing her mother to breast cancer, and had tubercolosis as a kid and a lifelong battle with chronic asthma – but, I have never heard her complain about any physical pain. When I had my own diagnosis, and physical limitations I could always count on my mother to be there for any surgeries to help with my recovery. When my grandfather died, my mother didn't even think twice about having my grandmother move next door – where she would be available to take care of her, and be available to drive her wherever she needed to go. My mother is a great person, a great friend, a great grandmother to my children, and represents everything good that person could be, and everythig I hope I could be – I love her so much as a role model for myself, my daughters, and those around her – she represents strength, wisdom, and a person willing to give back to others unconditionally. "I love you Mom, your my hero!"

I think it is ok to seperate our religious saviors from those who walk the earth since it would go without saying whether God or bhudda faith comes first. I would define a hero as an ordinary person who does extraordinary things whether my mother or my president. Now is the time for all to step up and be heroes.

My mother qualifies as a hero. She struggled through the deaths of my sister, her mother, her father, her aunt and her grandmother all within a two-year window. My brother and I were her only remaining family and processing through our own grief so she was left to deal with life and death on her own. She continued to function despite her pain and sorrow and became a stronger woman in the process. As time went on, her shining optimism returned and she built a new life for us based on a new reality. She chose to live again and not carry the badge of the walking wounded. I've learned a great deal from my mother in my 40-years but watching her struggle to survive those dark years and seeing how she returned to life and began teaching others how to survive... that is the makings of my hero.

My Dad is my hero. My Dad a Army Vet. makes sure not one Vet in our area goes without his 21 gun farwell and a flag is given to family. If the Vet. is a member or our American Legion Post they go back to the post drink a bottle of wiskey put the shells from the guns, thier names and the Vets name in the bottle and on a sealed shelf. Many bottles around the top of the American Legion. Most are Vets. that have died due to age or illness. As I am getting ready to send my 19 year old son off to the Army I hope they never drink a bottle in his honor.

There are many external ways to be a hero and most of them are obvious.

The real definition is looking in the mirror and committing to be the best person you can be; to loving yourself. That is courage and strength. Mother Theresa pleaded for people to "fix themselves" – once that happens, no more war, conflict, just consciousness. Be a hero and fix your own life, all the bells and whistles will follow.

A real hero is someone who leaves the world a better place than it was before and can treat everyone, no matter their class or stature, with equal respect and dignity.

Heroes are many and silent. Since they have given their lives with honor, and grace for the protection, and future of our country. The reverberation of quiet is deafening.

Yep. The word 'hero' can be abused, sometimes. Not to mention that there are so many unsung heroes out there. I have no idea why President Obama tops the list. I'd feel that it depends on who the respondents are, that determine the outcome of the survey. In the first place, why do we need such a poll? For a record, or it's genuinely to identify who has helped contribute towards economy?

Everyone has a role to play and everyone can be a hero, be it good or bad time in terms of economy. For instance, if lower-income group or desperate people, or hardcore poor do not resort to illegal means to lead a life, particularly during economic downturn, they are, personally, termed as 'unsung heroes'. Undoubtedly, persons assuming key positions or world leaders like US President have the power to decide, for the better or the worse. At the end of the day, they still need all strata of population to work together in moving forward.

Therefore, why do we need to identify a hero or heroes? Why should we make heroism an issue in life? I strongly believe that a true/genuine hero does not seek credit or recognition.

Right now, I'd say its right that Obama tops the list. He's doing very good despite some small setbacks.

I wonder what exactly makes Obama a hero. I could list reasons why he isn't one, but I wonder why people believe that he is one. All of this hype over a man just elected President who still has done nothing "heroic", and yet can be labled one by blind hangers on. Another way the masses have been caught up in a wave of distraction instead of looking at the facts of what is going on in this country and who this man really is. It certainly is ashame for the real heroes out there..the many and the silent who are not flashy, nor do they revel in parades and press, they are simply heroes who go unseen and unrecognized by most of the world and yet still continue to be who they are every day..without praise , without recognition, without hoopla. The definition of the word hero has truly changed if Obama can fill that position.

My mother will always be my hero. In our family, wherever we may be in the world, she touched our lives & we were better off, having known her.

in my mind, heroes are all people that make the world a better place to live in......

My hero, not on this earth (in heaven, at the moment) is Jesus Christ. On this earth, it is reporters who risk their lives every day to bring us news of wars, famine, the missing children/adults, corruption in business and government, natural disasters, environmental issues, and what we may do to make a change or search for the missing. Without the reporter, I don't believe we would have much of a clue as to what transpires in the world in which we live and the air in which we breathe.

Jillian I'd like you to list the reasons why Obama is not a hero. It's easy to blow off the people who do think of him as one without backing up your reasons why not.

I personally don't believe anyone or anything (deities I don't believe in) are heroes. I don't believe in putting anyone on a pedestal. If anything, we should work on ourselves to be our own hero.

Obama a HERO ? Give me a break...he is a man, not a myth, legend hero or nor does he possess any kind of super powers !!! Let's not forget the thousands and thousands of soldiers, firefighters, police etc. that are the true heros. In my estimation it takes a selfless, heroic act to become a hero, not a great smile and a lot of hot air !!!

@ Christine.......... Peace be with you........ Jesus Christ is Lord, He does not have to be anyone's hero........ He IS Savior. Peace.

I am always amused with American idea of 'hero' why do we need them?

Sadly, the real heroes are often unknown. They are the people who help make up sandbags; they are the volunteers at our Nation's soup kitchens; the teachers who teach our kids.

The real heroes, are the firefighters who rush into save lives; the man on the street that hands a homeless person his last $5.

A hero is a person who is kind, gracious, not necessarily strong but whose heart is strong and big enough to love their neighbor regardless of their age, sex, or the color of their skin.

Doing the right thing is what heroes do. IS President Obama a hero?
I do not know, perhaps to some poor African-American child, he is. Or perhaps to some people who see him as a brilliant leader. That's fine.

Last I heard we all live in a FREE Nation, we are FREE to have a hero or not. Free to decide who is a hero and who is not. We are free to voice our opinions. Those who despise Obama will always despise Obama. Can't change it.

many of these teens honor their parents, grandparents and friends

It's probably because there are more nuclear families nowadays. When one lacks a parent or two they tend to look at celebrities more to fill that void.

My question to you is, How can Prsendent Oboma be a hero when he has given China eminent domain on the USA if we do not pay back the money we brough from China. I would like you to report on that.
It seems to me that the government has sold out to China.
Richard

Obama left Chicago with a 40 per cent drop out in Chgo Public Schools, 10 per cent sales tax in the city; a high murder rate; the nation's highest combination of taxes (for residents of Cook Co.), almost 40 per cent property tax raises for some homeowners, and it being one of the most corrupt places in the US. Obama couldn't even financially figure out how to buy a house, he went to Tony Rezko for "help".

Can anyone name a few things Obama did that shows heroism?

Trying to find a Hero? Having a hard time finding one? Maybe your search parameters are goofy or simply out of this world. Not to express a finite measure, but think of it this way for example: If it wasn’t for all them people who have a conscious and fear God what would your otherwise happy yet evil life be like? What would your life be like if everybody and everyone were simply equally evil with no discrimination legally or otherwise possible? If everyone were so dark, so evil, and pathologically immune to Abortion? Now who is your hero? And can find one now?

The only two I recognize as REAL heros on the first list are Jesus Christ and Mother Theresa, the others are nothing more than human sinners who are overdone Media freaks!!

Not one of them is a true hero just over publicized to be made out to be one!! They all are sinners who have many many many flaws and have really done nothing I find that would denote them to be a hero!

The presidents well they were doing THEIR jobs, nothing more nothing less and doing other bad things on the side, so lets NOT put a person in the form of a hero unless they are BATMAN or SUPERMAN!

My family is very patriotic. My grandfather was in WWII, my Dad in Vietnam, my husband in the Gulf War, and my son just left for South Korea to serve his country. I am very proud of my son. Nobody was happier than my father though, would drove me to Fort Benning, Georgia to hug Christopher the day of his army graduation. The pride that both of them had brought tears to my eyes. I asked my father if he would go to Vietnam and do it again and of course he said that whatever the consequences were he would have always fought for his country. I truly admire him for that. However, I am so angry with the U.S. military for the fact that my Dad has non-hodgkins lymphoma from being exposed to agent orange. He never wanted to stop working but didn't have a choice and is now under service connected disability. It took the veterans hospitals years to diagnose what he had and they can't even save him. My Dad had a pending lawsuit going on for years with other veterans but they dismissed it again. From what I can see they have dismissed ever case in the Supreme court for years now. If our country cares so much about its veterans why won't we take responsibility for the mistakes the military made. Shouldn't my Dad be able to enjoy his last few years without worrying about when he dies that his wife won't be able to pay off their home. When is our government going to take responsibilty for their past actions and help these veterans that are dieing because of them. I read an article called waiting for an army to die. Do they think that when the Vietnam vets that are sick are all dead, that people will forget. This is my Dad and I will never forget how the government let him suffer physically, mentally, and financially.

Obama will be my hero if he starts taking care of the US veterans.

I have to say who my Real Hero is: ANDERSON COOPER because he has gone into places no one else would go and reported things we never would have ever known about otherwise and he is a very honest and straight forward person, I truly admire him!!!

He is truly a self made man!!!

My hero(es) all those brave men and women serving in the military and anyone who is serving their city, town or state as a public servant.

My heroes any person serving our country in the military and those helping their cities as public servants.

After I think, think and think, I felt so selfish.

My hero is everyone who makes me smile, and everyone that gives me attention.

My hero is everyone who bear my bad mood (my bad mood are in rare moments, but who do not have?)

My hero is me who is concerned and often do not know me.

My hero is me! Yeah!

I don't give up until I reach the goals – Because I am stubborn!
I keep me confident in a crisis – because without hope there is no reason to live!

The reason we have so much trouble defining a hero in this country is that we have a tabloid culture. Many people confuse celebrities with heroes. Heroes are all over the place. Some of the posts here eloquently show where to look. I'd suggest going into any urban high school and keep your eyes open. If you have to, ask about heroes and heroics and see what happens.
The tabloid culture loves to turn celebrities into pseudo heroes, but what it enjoys more is tearing them down.

My hero – firefighters – those wonderful people who run into a burning building to pull people out while everyone else is running out; the firemen who perished on 9/11 trying to get everyone out of the World Trade Center buildings; the firemen who go into a huge fire to rescue someone who is trapped, knowing that they will probably not come out alive. Their bravery and courage to help others puts them in a class of their own.

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My hero is everyone who is concerned me and often do not know me.

Jaques Cousteau – for "the things that you've shown us, the stories you tell, of life and the living, and letting it be."

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