Heroes anf Villains

What makes a hero, and who becomes a villain? What makes the future generations admire the actions of one individual, and despise the actions of another? When does the road become a one way street?

Many say that heroes are born to do great things, and this is true. But not because they are heroes. Heroism is not in the genes, there is no divine call that only they can hear. We may born with different gifts but everyone has the same opportunity to make a change in the world. The difference is that not everyone can recognise that something has to change.

Even villains start their journey as regular individuals, they are not born with a special craving for evil. Instead they can see the flaws of the world, the same way as heroes can. The difference between heroes and villains is in the actions they take in order to make a change. But they are not the ones who decide which road leads to admiration. Those who can see only aim to make a change -the ones who are blind to the truth decide what is right, and what is wrong.

Often we think that heroes want to make a change because their soul is pure, so pure that it can not take the suffering of others. That heroes fight our fights selflessly, without gain, with unnatural longing for peace. In the same way we often think that villains want change because their black, rotten soul needs power, revenge and the pain of others, that it yearns for blood. But we forget that what we know about heroes, and villains, is never the whole truth. The blade has two edges.

Neither heroes nor villains are made by some unnatural quality of mind. It may decide how they react, and which actions they decide to choose, but it is not what makes them work for a change. No, heroes and villains, the ones who can see, are made by pain, loss and death. Pain that follows them all eternity, loss than opens their eyes, death that makes them fight to change the world that caused it all. Heroes want revenge, revenge for what made them suffer, payback with interest to whatever they feel is wrong and unpure in this world, till there's nothing left that would cause more pain. Villains want equality, equality amongst the whole existence, an eye for an eye, till everyone can see.

In the end there are no heroes, and no villains. Just those who see, who want to make a difference. We who can't see need something that justifies their actions, that justifies our inability to see.