The Heroes When I was younger I, like many children, aspired to be a hero. Inspired by popular media I imagined overcoming great obstacles and accomplishing extraordinary things all in the name of a perceived "good". The nature of that "good" was ever-present, ever-evolving, yet always ineffable. However, very few people like to imagine themselves as being the bad guy which only leaves the intangible "good" when entertaining visions of grandeur. And of course, there must be an evil against which my imagined goodness would prevail. Every novel and movie has its villain so, therefore, must my life if my accomplishments are to be truly heroic. I aged and found more worldly foes to face. School, teachers, jobs, bosses, and so on. While proud of what I have accomplished, the itch to achieve true greatness does not cease. It does not rest. Whether that itch is an integral part of human nature or simply a product of what I've been conditioned to believe is e