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Date Posted: 07:12:48 04/23/03 Wed
Author: e_mc2
Subject: No, I think you said it well the first time
In reply to: indigo9 's message, "Well perhaps I didn't say it well enough....." on 13:27:30 04/21/03 Mon

I mean, the way you've further explained it is how I thought you meant it. My point was that how one views heroism is relative - and I think it's relative to much more than just the mission. In your further explanation you said that you didn't know what Jessica Lynch's mission was so you can't judge her heroism. Again, it's not that the mission has no weight (IMO), but in this specific case, it really doesn't matter (to me) what the mission was. For me, heroism doesn't surround the mission. The mission can be part of it, but it isn't (to me) the basis of judging heroism. That's why my point is that the whole concept of what constitutes heroism is relative. Your dad (and seemingly you) seem to think it's wholly relative to the mission. I don't.

I understand the concept of how completion of specific missions affects specific goals. And I agree that that concept can be part of what determines a heroic act. I just don't agree that it's the basis of determining whether an act is heroic or not.

Some people define a beautiful face as one that is symmetrical. While I agree with how symmetry affects beauty, I also believe that if something is asymmetrical, it still has beauty potential based on *some other* aspect. In the same way, just because a mission wasn't completed, I don't think that negates the quality of heroism. *Some other* aspect of the act also has the potential to qualify it for heroism. It's relative to more than just the mission.

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