Journal 61: Mystery of Heroism

I think the mystery lies in how the people become heroes, the process of how an ordinary man becomes a hero. In this story Fred is not a bright man. He is pretty much forced into his heroic acts by his fellow soldiers. He may have wanted the water but he didn't really want to run into the middle of the battle to fetch it. However due to the teasing of his "friends" he storms off to fetch it, only just to prove to them that he can do it. This made him a hero. It wasn't because he saved someone's live it was because he act on the teasing of others. Heroes aren't always what he expect them to be and many times the process that makes them a hero is even more peculiar. I myself am sometimes "forced" into situation which are not always heroic. Pear pressure can cause people to do things they never though of doing before. Many times the motivation is unclear at first and is only found after the event is over. However if the motivation is clear then the action that I am doing is 100% clear and I know exactly what I am doing. I usually act under my own motivations and 100% clear because i don't like to be manipulated by others.