Part 4: “In Search Of Heroes Book 2 ” How do people become heroes? by Ralph Zuranski
Kevin Hurley: Take what you believe in. Find out what your strengths are because is it really worth doing if you don’t believe in it? If you’re just after something about the money, that’s not going to happen. There are a lot of people that are even successful financially; I really don’t think they’re happy.
To me, money is just evidence that you’re good at what you do. So find your inner strength. Find out what you’re good at. Find out what you like and then make a difference in your community. Is it that bad to help people?
I really find it interesting physically speaking, that people that have less are across the board always going to give more to charity because they understand that there are other people that have even less than they do.
I feel that they’re everywhere. I’ve met so many of them. I keep a photo journal when I take pictures of what I make. My life consists of flying into a town and getting picked up by complete strangers. I’m only there for a day. So no matter how good it is or how bad it is, I’m there for about 24 hours.
I get to have a meal before we go to the theater and I do the show. I find that the majority of the time people were good and they’re completely touching. Everybody is a hero on a different level, but you’ve got to give back, especially if you are successful, especially if you have had a good life.
A good friend of mine, Rick Abrams is a really successful financial investor. He’s made millions and now he’s constantly raising money for rehabilitation programs and for really positive things in the community.
I say, “Rick, you could do anything you want. You could be in the Islands. You could be on vacation. Why are you doing this?”
He goes, “You know, I have a good life. If I don’t give back, I could get struck by lightening at any point.”
The honorary duty of a human being is to love.
- Maya Angelou
Nerissa Oden: Have confidence in your beliefs. Share them with others. I wouldn’t recommend trying to force them on others, but certainly sharing and opening discussion, even that for some people takes a lot of courage.
There are some people who are discouraged in their homes to talk back. It takes a lot of courage to even discuss your own personal viewpoints with other people.
Whether it’s physical violence in their family, a tragic accident that happened kind of left you emotionally scarred, a car accident or something, those people are heroes, too.
Our society doesn’t usually give them that label, but they are. They are people that I admire and wish well and enjoy being around. People who are able to overcome whatever their adversity is, I’m just kind of speechless.
I’m really glad to be able to have met them, read about them, known about them, and interacted with them.
David Hancock: I don’t think it’s something you can just do. I think it’s something you must be or try to be. You can be a hero by living right, stepping out and making a difference to those that need to be made. Again, whether it’s saving someone’s life physically or otherwise, it’s making a difference in someone’s life.
It’s getting out of your comfort zone to help somebody. That’s how you become a hero. I think if you step out, do something you know is right, and do things that others are afraid to do, inevitably I think you can become a hero.