Remember when Bette Midler sang "Did you ever know that you're my hero"? The song is Wind Beneath My Wings and numerous other artists recorded it, but the point I want to make is regarding its lyrics. I think it is talking about a friend or relative, someone who is special and whom she considers her hero and her idol. There is nothing wrong with a little hero worship and I think everyone should have someone like she does!
A few months before my mother died, I was helping her set up a new telephone lifeline system and, as a backup password, they wanted to know the name of her hero. Without hesitation Mom said "Dad," meaning her father. How wonderful that long after he had died, my mother still looked at her father as her hero.
I write here often of people we might consider heroes. Some are well known and some are folks that would only be known within their community. What is it that make them a hero though and has anyone ever encouraged them to continue that behavior? One of the things I like about that Bette Midler song is that it seems to be addressed directly to her hero. How wonderful! Let that person know what you think of them. Oh they my blush and even say "aw shucks!" but acknowledging good behavior only encourages more of it, and that certainly can't be a bad thing!
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