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The Return of Heroes

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Our heroes are people like us, imperfect humans and similarly flawed like you and I. Yet they have valor or nobility of character or perseverance or honor or stoicism to accomplish what we deem humanly impossible.

As the progenitors of the term ‘hero’, the ancient Greeks admired and honored their heroes so much that they worshiped them as if they too were their gods. But heroes have lived before and after ancient Greek times. Even now, they live in our midst, ordinarily but not anonymously.

Therefore, again and again heroes return and in turn remind us how persevering effort is the wellspring of all human accomplishment...

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The Return of Heroes

Our heroes are people like us, imperfect humans and similarly flawed like you and I. Yet they have valor or nobility of character or perseverance or honor or stoicism to accomplish what we deem humanly impossible.

A promising step for public schools, but...

Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing at BFA?

New public co. to transform school infrastructure

Parly rejects motion on judicial officers' 'security unit'

Keorapetse rules on Moswaane's exaggerated counterfeit medicines claims

Small stock theft hits Serowe

Woman torches boyfriend's house after finding another woman

Dog found feeding on foetal remains in Nkoyaphiri

A promising step for public schools, but...