#6. Explanatory Piece
Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal
-Tupac Shakur
Heroes die. The most powerful, versatile of them i.e. Goku dies multiple times. Neo, a hero who’s very existence resides in the virtual world is killed. Even Superman, the quintessential hero revered for his strength, speed, pure heart, but most ironically, his invincibility, is eventually felled by a mighty enemy. Every hero to have ever graced the human world has and eventually will die (sorry, Corey Booker).
But why? Why must our guardians and protectors always fall at untimely moments in history - the world could benefit from the influence of any one of the few I have chosen to highlight. But they always leave us at the precipice of great change.
The first and foremost reason Heroes die is the same reason we need them. Our struggle against ourselves creates the violent friction and pressure required to create our diamonds. And the same struggle that makes them, breaks them. But more importantly, the factors that lead to a Hero, also lead to the villains that oppose them. Tyrannical nay sayers who's skewed view of the world only envision equality, if their in a class of their own. They battle, with us in the middle, in a perpetual cycle- Tyrants rise, heroes rise to meet and defeat them, heroes fall during struggle or after they are no longer needed in wake of their victory. Luckily, the virtues of the hero carry on far after their passing, even increasing in magnitude after their martyring.
-Tupac Shakur
Heroes die. The most powerful, versatile of them i.e. Goku dies multiple times. Neo, a hero who’s very existence resides in the virtual world is killed. Even Superman, the quintessential hero revered for his strength, speed, pure heart, but most ironically, his invincibility, is eventually felled by a mighty enemy. Every hero to have ever graced the human world has and eventually will die (sorry, Corey Booker).
But why? Why must our guardians and protectors always fall at untimely moments in history - the world could benefit from the influence of any one of the few I have chosen to highlight. But they always leave us at the precipice of great change.
The first and foremost reason Heroes die is the same reason we need them. Our struggle against ourselves creates the violent friction and pressure required to create our diamonds. And the same struggle that makes them, breaks them. But more importantly, the factors that lead to a Hero, also lead to the villains that oppose them. Tyrannical nay sayers who's skewed view of the world only envision equality, if their in a class of their own. They battle, with us in the middle, in a perpetual cycle- Tyrants rise, heroes rise to meet and defeat them, heroes fall during struggle or after they are no longer needed in wake of their victory. Luckily, the virtues of the hero carry on far after their passing, even increasing in magnitude after their martyring.