Heroes

I am reading The Picture of Dorian Gray in my book club. Firstly, it still stuns me that I am reading literature. I am never going to take it for granted. Secondly, it is making me think about influence. Can we really be that influenced by someone else?  All of us can certainly be influenced by those we admire.  Can that influence make us act in ways different from our values?

All that has me thinking that I want to act more like those I admire. My Hallmark Moment of the day is that I want to be more like Alex. Certainly he is admired here at M2H. But I think it’s getting himself into college that I admire most. How hard must he have worked to do that?

Dorian Gray must have a character flaw to become evil. I haven’t gotten there yet, so I’m not sure what it is. Really, most people do have character flaws but I can’t imagine them just turning evil…unless they are evil to begin with. 

Having heroes to admire is actually a good thing because it gives you motivation. I am thinking though, that it’s important to pick your heroes carefully.