Real Heroes

  

          There are many people that I think are heroes. My definition of hero’s might be different than most people. I picture a hero as an ordinary person that faced extremely difficult situations in his or her life but made the best of it and positively influenced the lives of others. Some examples of my hero’s are: Mother Teresa, Roger Bannister, Martin Luther king Jr., Florence nightingale, Joseph smith Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, and Joan of arc. These people are extraordinary and a person can learn valuable lessons from each of their lives, but the person I’d like to write about today is Roger Bannister.

              Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. In Roger’s time no one could break the 'four minute mile barrier', they thought it was physically impossible and if anyone tried they would die in the process (their body would just give out).  Finally a coach came to Roger and told him that he thought it was possible to break the four minute mile barrier and that Roger was the one to do it.  Roger was flattered and told the coach he’d try. After months of practicing Roger finally did it by running the mile in 3:59.4. 

             People were completely shocked, and because of Roger’s example a few months later someone else broke the four minute barrier then someone else broke it, and now people all over the word consistently run a mile in UNDER four minutes.  Roger taught us that it doesn’t matter if something seems impossible “We Really can do it” if we believe and work hard.

             My dad is one of my hero’s, and he encourages us to memorize quotes as a family.  The first quote we memorized is by Gordon B. Hinckley and just happens to fit perfectly in this essay (I’m reciting this from memory “Thank You Daddy!!!”). “The great accomplishments of the world are not reached by extraordinary individuals but by common souls that work in an extraordinary way.” This quote means that amazing people like Mother Teresa, Roger Bannister, Martin Luther king Jr., Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, and etc became who they were because they each had a plan or vision for their life, a vision they believed in, and they worked tirelessly until they reached it!

            I truly believe a hero lies in each one of us.  A hero who can do amazing things, solve impossible problems, help others through heart break, and most importantly is childlike enough to believe he or she can really do what seems impossible. Maybe, the best hero of all is the one to teach us all to let our inner hero out. Let it out!!!

           WE CAN DO IT!!!