Hērō, not HERO

In my current book project, I'm playing with an idea.

My aim is to compare and contrast the classical and modern heroes.

The classical hero battles the dragons and bad guys of adventure stories.

The modern hero battles the obstacles and resistance of every day life.

My message is that our goal is to live heroic lives.

We do so by self-actualizing and serving others with our gifts.

Heroic living is aiming to live with every day excellence.

As modern heroes, not mythical heroes.

So, how to differentiate these heroes?

Perhaps with a couple of variations to the word itself.

In the preface or in an author's note, I can write something to the effect of,

When you see the word "hērō" I am speaking of the modern hero.

When you see the word "HERO" I am speaking of the classical hero.

Therefore, in this book, we strive to be hērōes, not HEROES.

We can be inspired by HEROES, but we aspire to be hērōes.

So do we live HEROICALLY or hērōically?

The former is a great inspiration.

The latter is a great aspiration.

And today is a great day to step forward

and be a hērō.