The Need for Heroes

Do we need heroes , someone we idolize , someone whose good qualities we try and imbibe .Well i think the answer is yes.On Friday night , i was sitting at home bit depressed , missing friends and parents in India.I had chosen not to attend a college party coz frankly i am not a party person.I believe there is more to life then drinking and dancing or watching people get drunk.I was sitting at home feeling bit low and then i switched on my PS2 and started playing a wrestling match playing as Bret Hart.That's when the realization came that yes we need heroes.It has been two years since i came to the US and one thing i have realized is that loneliness is a constant companion here.One might be very very lucky to get one or two genuine friends but most of the contacts one makes here will be people who will stick around to enjoy the good times , go for a movie or just hang around.But when you are in trouble or distress your best friend will be yourself.And if you are lucky to have family members or one or two good Friends, they will stick around and help you .So coming back to Friday night i was playing the game and that's when one of the quotations that Bret had made in his book flashed in my mind.It is as follows "if you want to make it to the top , give yourself up into loneliness , fear nothing and work hard."The reason we all come to the US leaving our friends and family behind is to go ahead in our careers ,to try and make it to the top .In this journey loneliness will be a constant companion , the faster we get used to it the better it is.I will be completing 2 years in US.I am still not sure who are my real friends here or who are the people pretending to be friends but ready to stab me in the back at the 1st given instance.But like Bret says , be nice to everyone , give yourself up to loneliness and work hard to achieve your goals.That's why i believe that we should always have heroes , who can provide us with that hope and inspiration in the long and lonely struggle to the top.Friends might hurt us , betray us , girlfriends might emotionally betray us.But i sinecerly believe if we have real heroes and belive in them and their ideals , whenever we are down and depressed,these heroes and their beliefs will show us the right way.Be it Dada or be it Bret , they will always remain my heroes.Thanks for being my hero Bret.