What does it mean to be a hero? Really this is a question that everybody answers little differently. For most though a hero means someone who does something so big that it changes the course of the world. We consider people like Superman, Wonder Woman, and even Iron Man as heroes. They take their abilities and change the word in some shape or form. They make the world a better place, we look up to these people, say we want to be them, and we want to save the world just like them. We play dress up so we can act like them but it is all pretend. We know that we actually can't be like them. There is no such thing as a superhero so maybe we can't be superheroes but maybe just maybe we can be a superhero to someone without even knowing it. It doesn't take much to become a superhero. Sure you might not be going out and changing the world but to someone you are a superhero and you have changed their life in some way. We can all be superheroes in the reality of it. It is extending that hand to someone that is down on their luck. It is being a shoulder to cry on when someone needs it. It is the one who listens without any judgment or the one that changes another person's life. It is someone that you can look up to and look at for guidance. Sure these are small things that might not change the world but to that one person who needs the hand or that shoulder to cry on; you have changed their life. We might not be dressed up in awesome outfits like Batman, Wonder Woman, or we might not turn green like the Hulk (although that would be cool), but we are heroes. We don't know or sometimes even realize it but we were born heroes. If you asked me what my definition of a hero is, it is simply someone who is just like me and you. Someone who doesn't wear a cape or a skin tight suit, someone who cares and just listens. It is someone who I can look up to. Here is my challenge for my readers; be someone's hero. Prove that you don't need to have a cape or a suit. Show the world that a hero is just like me and you.