Re: Heroism

Harry S. Hawk (habs@walrus.com)
Mon, 2 Feb 1998 20:00:10 -0500 (EST)


Your missing a key piece..

It is good for YOU if others desire to be HEROs.. so society rewards
them.. Clearly the risks deserve the rewards...

Therefore society creates and prompts HEROs

/hawk

>
> In numerous cultures around the world heroism is a respected personal
> quality. I am curious as to how the act of placing oneself in immediate
> danger to assist someone already in danger came to be recognised as such
> a worthy deed. Surely it is for both the social good and the personal
> good not to do so? How did heroism evolve into such a widely respected
> quality, and should it be held as such?
>
> Brad.
>
> Brad Weslake
> BHP IT Tin Mill Development
> email weslake.brad.bg@bhp.com.au
> ph +61 2 4275 5311
> fax +61 2 4275 5215
>