Heros

dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

Who are your heros and why and are they something you grow out of when you get older?

It sort of occured to me last night that mine used to be the usual cliches; Jim Morrison, Jimmi Hendrix and Bruce Lee. I probably almost obsessed over some of them when I was younger, late teens/early twenties. Now I'm older I still like them, I respect what they were, when they were but I'm not sure if I have any heros any more (no Stranglers quotes).

It doesn't necessarily need to be someone famous, it's the reasoning behind it that's more important.

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

It’s a strange one, because when you get older you understand more about the person you have called a ‘hero’ for so long.
Like you I idolised Bruce Lee when I was younger, I practiced martial arts, but I feel he brought so much more to the world than just breaking heads.
Now I feel like he was a great man who should be remembered but I don’t really idolise him. Confused

I’d say my old man is my hero, a man who in his younger years was up against so much.
Working as a general builder after finishing school, he accomplished a great many projects, worth several million pounds.
He did this for his family, at the time, just leaving his teens, he bought a house, got married and had 3 children.
He has now renovated and built his current home, a Victorian hospital building, which he plan to sell once complete and move abroad. Cool

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Barry_M2 · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Karma :

A hero is something I had when I was at junior school.

Grown out of all that now.

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zephyrgirl · Spanner Monkey Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Karma :

David Attenborough.

He looks very frail though.

Please don't die Dave. Crying or Very sad

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dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

I'm sure he's trying his best. Wink

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

This isn't really a 'hero' thing as such, but its along the same lines.

Everybody likes Star Wars. But also, everyone likes different characters.

When I was young and I was first introduced to the George Lucas classic, my favourite character was Luke Skywalker.

In my teens this progressed to be Han Solo. I quite liked the Antihero idea, but hadn't fully grasped the concept.

Later on when I was doing my A-levels and at uni I preferred Boba Fett.

Nowadays I think the Emperor is the best character in it. I don't think I ever really thought that Obi Wan or Darth Vader were that much fun.

This either says something about taste as you get older, or it illustrates my descent into the dark side of the force.

Probably some psychologist will now come along and tell me I'm insane! Smile

Or it might just mean I want to be able to fire lightning out of my fingertips!! Smile

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dainesefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Karma :

Disturbingly similar to your descent into Buell ownership! Wink