Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Definition of a Real Hero

Real operators generally don't court uncalculated risk or crave the violence and horrific bloodshed of combat, but they are trained and prepared both mentally and physically to confront such circumstances when thrust upon them. In general, a real operator is quiet and unassuming, and prefers to avoid talk of his work with outsiders, whereas impostors most often seem incapable of talking about anything other than their imaginary superhuman accomplishments and fabricated heroic exploits.

In reality, they are insecure cowards craving undeserved respect and seeking to instill awe and fear in those they encounter, if for no other reason than to conceal their true cowardly nature and satisfy the coward's universal desire to be the object of hero worship.

Real heroes don't seek to be worshipped. They don't seek to be heroes in the first place.

(from the Veriseal site)