Dingus Milktoast wrote:This is the modern definition of hero - selfless sacrifice.
That is not the classical Greek definition. The classic Greek Hero, Hercules, did what he did for himself. Most of the Greek heros were batsards, face it. But they did great things.
Weird how time changes perspective that way.
DMT
Oh but Dingus, the Greeks were not the only humans on the planet at that time.
The selfless concept of a hero that some of us speak of here, has indeed been around for a longass time.
The Tao which was written through the incredible spirit of Lao-Tzu, long before the mythology of Hercules, speaks of the true mark of a Master in this world as one that serves others and never themselves.
"Act for the peoples benefit(75)... Practicing kindness and selflessness you will naturally align yourself with the Integral Way.(36)"
The term Master is in fact equal to or greater than that of a Hero. In this case, a hero of the Spiritual and not the material form.
Free will? Hmm.... very broad and dangerous term my friend.
When I was 10, I wanted to see if the sheet parachute that I made would work if I jumped outta the 40 foot oak tree in my backyard. Hell, if I had jumped and it worked, it could have been the first time that a 10 yr old successfully BASE jumped with their home made parachute and it all worked according to my plans.
Thank God my Mom had the smarts to scream at me to get the hell outta that tree and not see if my free will would succeed.
Free Will comes with some hardcore boundaries, especially for kids that don't know better due to their lack of experiential common sense. A big term in today's world.... Common Sense.