Why does everyone use the word HERO to describe people who are just doing there job now days?

Question

There was a time when the word HERO meant something. Now we call every solder a hero, every firefighter a hero, every police officer a hero, and countless others who are just doing what they are suppose to due. I am not saying that these people should not be given respect for doing a dangerous and difficult job but are they HEROS. The people who fought the terrorist on the hijacked plan and brought it down before it complete it mission are HEROS. They did something that all the people on the other plans did not. How many lives would have been saved if the people on the other two planes would have had the guts to do what those few people did? So my question is if you sign up for a job voluntarily and get paid to perform this job should you be considered a hero for doing your job?

Answer 1

We call them heroes simply for the fact that today you rarely find a true hero. Most people only do things for themselves and wouldn't sacrifice themselves for others. Once in a great while you do get a true hero but not often. And people love heroes, so we try to create them in people who just do their job.

Answer 2

well, really your own opinion is just that, what you think. and luckily we live in a great country where if we really want too we can ignore the ignorance in people like you. however, i will attempt to defend my answer promptly.

first of all, i highly doubt you remember or were even living when the word hero was invented. i'm not sure where or why you get the idea that "there was a time when the word hero meant something." i don't really understand how you could think back to the last time something huge happened. ie. 9/11, the war on terrorism, etc. yes, the events of 2001 are the big problems of OUR TIME, or atleast mine. now, if you are in your teens or mid 20's, you wouldn't remember any other time when something this big happened.

for example, in vietnam, every solider was a hero. there was a period where there were no wars being faught at one time as well, during the non-fighting period, the "heroic" vibe carried by troops did not diminish, but wasn't as completely bold faced as it was during times of chaos.

before 9/11 we were in one of those grace periods of no intense fighting, so again, the "hero" word kinda died out. then, when 9/11 happened, we were all reminded that anyone who wears a badge or anyone that is a solider, or any firefighter for that matter will step up and do their job when called on. and they proved it right then and there, as these people always have throughout time. just because the word hero is used more on television does not mean that there are more heroes now than then, it just simply means that once again we've been reminded that these people exist.

all of these people go through intense training to reach their positions, and unless you have any idea of what that is like, than i think you should be repulsed by yourself in asking such absurd questions.

good luck with yourself.

Answer 3

Hero: From the Greek ????, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (lady) often fulfills the definitions of what's seen stable and noble interior the originating way of existence. Heroes place the willingness to sacrifice the self for the greater advantageous stable by using fact the main necessary defining function of a hero. i do no longer see something discussing 'pay' in there. Are they no longer putting themselves on the line to make contributions to the secure practices of our u . s . a .? needless to say, they are heros. Or could one particularly get rid of pay and identify, and pass away it as much as the ordinary public to handle crime, fires, and such? it particularly is authentic, they are purely doing their jobs. Their jobs purely ensue to be heroic. Being a hero is a job, inspite of pay.

Answer 4

I see your point but.......A "Hero" is one that goes above and beyond the norm. I don't see many people "nowadays" going beyond the normal routines of their job or everyday life.
One can have a "heroic" type of job and not go above and beyond. If a firefighter puts out a fire, he's doing his job. If the same fire fighter chases down and tackles a guy that just punched you and stole your purse, then he could be considered a "Hero" . Not a required effort but a "heroic" effort. With that said, just putting their lives on the line selflessly and honorably, for US, makes all soldiers "Hero's".

Answer 5

I agree. The most deaths on any job occur on construction jobs, not among cops and fire fighters but who calls a construction worker a hero? No one. I've lived in communities where the biggest danger to cops is a heart attack from their donut intake.

Answer 6

I think people who put their life on the line for other people are to be considered a hero. If you work at a gas station, that is your job, but you are not putting your life on the line for somebody else's...or at a fast food joint, or a movie theatre, or even a lawyer. Men and women who would do that for any other human deserves the title HERO.

Answer 7

The HEROS who fought the terrorists had information that the people on the first two planes did not.

So....are they still HEROS?

Answer 8

We try to create heroes where there is none, because our country lacks heroes, so we are trying to create heroes among our ordinary people that we pay to act as heroes for us. I agree that we tend to exaggerate a lot when it comes to people for example calling a bunch of our ignorants kids smart, when they are in reality stupid I think we should tell them instead that they have the potentiality to be smart if they applied themselves, but you know how it is our country is just a country of lies and deceptions.

Answer 9

There is something in what you are saying. If there are so many "heroes", then it is not such a big deal to become a hero.

Answer 10

You don't take a job expecting to be a hero (military, police, fireman, etc.), if you risk your life for another, you have the right to be called a hero.