Brian Johnson traces hero from ancient Greek meaning protector, not tough guy. The hero's secret weapon is love, which supplies the wisdom, discipline, and courage to act on what must be done. Heroism is a love-fueled commitment to serve and protect those we care about.
The word hero etymologically means protector. In ancient Greece, when they came up with the word for hero, they didn't pick a word that meant tough guy or a killer of bad guys. They picked a word that meant protector. The hero has strength for two. The victim complains about everything going on in the world. The hero does their best, lives with excellence to go serve and protect those that they love. The hero's secret weapon, the ancients told us, was love. It's love that gives us the wisdom, the discipline, the courage to go do What needs to get done whether we feel like it or not.
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