Everyone has a hero in their life...

It could be a Hollywood celebrity, a teacher, a social activist... the limitations are endless.

It could be more than one person or might not even be a person (say, a fictional character maybe?)

Who is your hero?

I know I have a whole lot of them, but there is one running around in my mind right this moment, saving my life (metaphorically speaking) as I write. This person is a hero to me in two different ways: how they make me feel and just how they are as a person. This hero of mine is one of my inspirations; they make me want to become a better person.

1) How they make me feel.
Firstly, they're always here for me whenever I need them, no matter what, no matter how difficult I am to deal with (because, let's be honest, I know I can be difficult). Secondly, they know exactly what to say to me, being warm about it, but definitely truthful, not sugarcoating. Thirdly, they push me to go beyond what I believe are my limits, to try new things. This person helps me find myself again when I have forgotten who I am, and helps me discover myself too. They keep me grounded.

2) Just how they are as a person.
This hero of mine, they just have such a healthy outlook on life, unlike my own. Sure, everybody has their bad days, but they seem to be able to overcome it much better than I can. That's one aspect of many I admire about them. This person is strong, or at least they appear to be, even to me who knows them very well. And their passion - something of my own I still struggle with - is true. How they take initiative to do what they love to do. Me, on the other hand, can identify my passion but by no means whole-heartedly tries to do something significant with it. At least for now - I'm trying! With their soft guidance.

I can go on and on endlessly about how amazing this person, my said hero, is. Just the way they are, their sheer existence, is such an inspiration to me. And as I had said earlier, they make me want to become a better person.
Here's a secret: sometimes, I feel like I can't match up to them. But that's not a valid excuse, so I dismiss it. As this person would say (at least I think), everybody is different, and we all have our flass; no one person is better than the rest. It's just the way each individual perceives life.

And as I end this somewhat lengthy post, this hero of mine shall not leave unknown.

He is my best friend, my love: MK.

(Well, of course he will remain anonymous, like myself, but at least I revealed his relationship to me, right?)