Saturday, August 22, 2015
Last August 17, 2015, We attended a forum that promoted an upcoming movie entitled Heneral Luna, a film about the Filipino-American war and the late General Antonio Luna, and discussed to us many different things about being a bayani and about General Luna’s life. They showed us the achievements the Luna brothers earned during their youth. We were moved just by seeing some of their great works, but we also felt somewhat useless. Those people being able to achieve such goals at the same age as we are made us ask ourselves “What have we done?” And so we came up with an idea of what we will be publishing on our second whisper, a topic about heroes. Do heroes really exist or are they just humans like everybody else? Did people made heroes up to retain the hope that is obviously diminishing at the time being? I sometimes ask these questions to myself. And now I will share to you what my mind whispers back.
Before I say anything that’s in my mind, let me
first tell you a story.
“Once upon a time, 33 small countries fought
together against an empire. One day, a rebel troop visited a man named Joseph,
who lived with his daughter. Owing debt to the troop, he gladly accepted their
plea for help. They headed for a cavern in the snow field. With Joseph’s help,
the troop defeated the adamantoise in
the snow field cavern and acquired the Goddess Bell they needed to enter the
empire’s castle. On their way home, they fell into a trap set by a traitor.
Joseph gave his life to save the troop. The troop left without telling Joseph’s
daughter, Nelly, about the tragedy.” However, there are 2 endings for this
story, the Human and the Hero, and it all depends on how you see it. The Human
says “Historian's explanation: The fact that they didn't report Joseph's death
to his daughter was indicative of their guilt for failing to protect him. In the
end, heroes are also human.” and
the Hero “Historian's explanation: Although Joseph's death was not reported to
his daughter, the manner of his death speaks for itself. This is the story of a
true hero.”(Final Fantasy IX)
For me, I choose the human ending. I feel that the
Human ending is more credible. I believe that everyone is human. I keep
thinking that it is absurd to entitle someone a hero because we are all equal,
we are all the same. It is very similar to calling someone smarter than
another, mightier, prettier, or even eviler. Who are we to give names? If we
are all equal then we shouldn’t praise one’s work and criticize the other’s.
Yeah, for sure someone may have done better but that doesn’t mean that the
others didn’t give their all. Maybe the so called Hero went beyond the limits,
but what about the others who were not recognized? So our society is picky with
the people we give respect to? A society that recognizes results more than
efforts. How about the doctors? The doctors give all they got to save people
yet they receive way less attention than those in the showbiz industry. It’s
easy to talk about people on television, but it’s hard to personally say that
your loved one has passed. It’s easier to criticize in a blog rather than doing
the real thing in real life. I know I am not in the position to say anything
but this is the whispers in my mind.
Heroes, for me, are just fantasies created by people
to make us believe more in hope. I am not saying that I hate hope, but people
with power use the hope we cling into to hypnotize and use us. The comic book
superheroes emerged when it was a time of war, a time where heroes are needed,
a time where hope was lacking. And I see the same thing with the people who
were named heroes. At first I believed in heroes, but I saw people used us
while we cling on hope. Promised us that they will change the future, but there
wasn’t any.
So, to sum it up, I am not saying that heroes are
dummies or lies. I am saying that heroes are just title people give to the
character at the end of the story. For me it doesn’t matter if people treat you
as a hero or not, all that matters is that we give our best. The finale does
not tell the story. We should learn from the story of heroes, but let’s not
forget that everything depends on us. Let those heroes be inspirations.
Now I ask you. Do you believe in heroes?
A small and ordinary person can be heroic through his actions the same way he can also be a villain.
ReplyDeleteVery unique blogging, I must say. But proofread!