“As we age we begin to grasp at youthful bliss like a life raft in a sea of harsh reality.”

“I asked my Greek chorus about this sort of hero: the Underappreciated Personification of Resolve.”

“If, as has been postulated before, heroism happens when courage meets circumstance, what if the circumstances are mundane?”

“Perhaps elements like tenacity and humility combine to form a heroic compound.”

“As we age we begin to grasp at youthful bliss like a life raft in a sea of harsh reality.”