Heroes in our midst

by:Jemelyn Ambrosio

National Heroes Day is being celebrated every last Sunday of august in the Philippines. The Filipino people have a lot of heroes to be proud of and one of them is Jose P. Rizal, our national hero.

Being a hero you must be able to demonstrate heroic acts such as offering your life for the betterment of your fellow citizen and your country. Most of our famous heroes did this, they died for our independence, they died fighting for what they believe is right and just.

But in a deeper sense being a hero is more than just offering your life, It's being able to touch other people's lives and being able to stand as someone else light, inspiration and guidance. A hero is someone who is able to leave a mark worth remembering.

In this modern times, are their still heroes in our midst? Crimes, violence, corruption...these are the factors that are quite visible in our society today. An ordinary spectator would fail to find a hero in it but as you look deeper in this chaotic world you will discover characters that are worth to be called a "hero".

A hero in this modern times can be an OFW who strives to work hard abroad just to give their love once here in the Philippines a better future or he can also be a soldier who defends civilians against the terroristic attacks of the MILF or perhaps the hero you are seeking for is just inside you waiting to be tap.

Each of us has that heroic personality inside and some of it has been captured by the lenses of the cameras that are presented in the movies.