Hero is Not a Noun, But a Verb

09.03.13

What does the word hero mean to you? Do you have a hero? Real or fictional?

To me, a hero is someone I admire for who they are as a person. They should be someone you aspire to be like because of what they bring to humanity. My hero is definitely my father. This sounds pretty cliché, but he has been my hero from day one. I admire my father’s line of work. He has a tremendously stressful and difficult job. He went to school for fourteen years after college just to do what he does. He is an anesthesiologist, and I admire so much how he wakes up every morning to literally save the lives of strangers who come to his table often close to death. I love how much he puts in to help people.

            Not only do I admire my father’s job, but the person he is. I have learned so much from my dad. He truly is a good person. He treats everyone with respect and kindness, he is accepting of every person, no matter their choices in the way they live their lives. I love his sense of humor and how he is always trying to make someone laugh. The love he has for is family is so admirable. He wants the best for every one of us. The best gift you could ever give to my father is his family all spending time together. I think that says something amazing about him. 

My father is amazing because of the way he treats his family, especially my mother. my father's one and only goal would be to make my family happy. I admire so much how he has been with my mother since they were fifteen years old, and he has loved her unconditionally for over thirty years. He still does things like give little surprises to her and sometimes us children. He just want to see her happy and smiling. I love my dad so much, I admire almost every aspect of him. He is and always will be my hero.