Heralding a Hero - A Tribute to 911

What is a hero?  A real hero?  Not one cast of some script or fashioned as part of a fictional plot.  Not one that is created by political spins, or constructed by syrupy platitudes, or made larger-than-life by nighttime talk shows.  Not the Hollywood type, or those who are deemed heroic because they play a sport or have acquired some degree of social visibility.  None of these.  The question is, "What is a real hero?"

As we approach 911, we might want to ask that question.  We might consider that we have laid the mantel of 'hero' on many people who were nothing of the sort.  We have reigned down accolades on those who have only risked in an arena made safe, but never risked in one that was not.  We hold up individuals who read the script and play the part but never actually do the part.  And given that we have done that far too many times, maybe at the remembrance of 911 this is a time to ask, "What is a hero?"  Really.  Craig's podcast takes a thoughtful, yet direct look at that question so that we might celebrate true heroes.