Finally thought of the thing I wanted to put in here. This would be Benjamin coaching some youngsters... Probably the Hero Academy...
"You want to know that the essence of being a hero is? What it really means? I'll tell you. Being a true hero isn't about fame. It's not about rewards, or glamor, or even getting the girl.
"Being a true hero has NOTHING to do with that.
"Instead, it's about the people. It's the knowledge that if you do not act, if you choose to do nothing, or if you don't act quickly enough, then someone - it doesn't matter who! - is not going to make it home that night. There will be people grieving over this person's absence. There will be a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, a child, a cousin, or even a friend that will be crying over a casket! And the essence of being a hero is that you absolutely refuse to have that be a reality! You cannot stand the idea of that sorrow existing in the world. Not when there was something you could have done!
"That is what it means. Nothing else matters. Just that you make sure that someone is able to go home that night, and be with their loved ones.
"Of course, you will not always be able to save everyone. And for those of you who are the true heroes? This will always haunt you. None of the accolades or recognition will be worth anything to you. They won't silence the cries that you hear in the most quiet moments in the middle of the night. That is the curse of being us, the true heroes. And it will be what drives you even further the next time."
"You want to know that the essence of being a hero is? What it really means? I'll tell you. Being a true hero isn't about fame. It's not about rewards, or glamor, or even getting the girl.
"Being a true hero has NOTHING to do with that.
"Instead, it's about the people. It's the knowledge that if you do not act, if you choose to do nothing, or if you don't act quickly enough, then someone - it doesn't matter who! - is not going to make it home that night. There will be people grieving over this person's absence. There will be a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, a child, a cousin, or even a friend that will be crying over a casket! And the essence of being a hero is that you absolutely refuse to have that be a reality! You cannot stand the idea of that sorrow existing in the world. Not when there was something you could have done!
"That is what it means. Nothing else matters. Just that you make sure that someone is able to go home that night, and be with their loved ones.
"Of course, you will not always be able to save everyone. And for those of you who are the true heroes? This will always haunt you. None of the accolades or recognition will be worth anything to you. They won't silence the cries that you hear in the most quiet moments in the middle of the night. That is the curse of being us, the true heroes. And it will be what drives you even further the next time."