hero
Some of us visited David at NUH today. He still looks fatigued and a little trembly. But he still looks like a hero to me. :)
In our private SMSes, i like to call him Spidey. As in Spiderman. Both of them are reluctant heroes. Everyone likes a reluctant hero because it has more shading and ambiguities than your average straight-arrow hero. That's not a hard and fast rule. You can make a straight-arrow very full-bodied and intricate. But the reluctant hero is always more interesting because he's allowed to have doubts and desires and other plans. It feels more real to us. It's so easy to identify with someone who doesn't claim to be a hero (and even have aspirations of being a hero) but becomes one while we watch.
All those who know him, do encourage him with a call, a sms or even best, a personal visit to his place. You'll be inspired as well.
In our private SMSes, i like to call him Spidey. As in Spiderman. Both of them are reluctant heroes. Everyone likes a reluctant hero because it has more shading and ambiguities than your average straight-arrow hero. That's not a hard and fast rule. You can make a straight-arrow very full-bodied and intricate. But the reluctant hero is always more interesting because he's allowed to have doubts and desires and other plans. It feels more real to us. It's so easy to identify with someone who doesn't claim to be a hero (and even have aspirations of being a hero) but becomes one while we watch.
All those who know him, do encourage him with a call, a sms or even best, a personal visit to his place. You'll be inspired as well.
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