Everyday heroism: Let’s all be the heroes we were born to be

The tragedy of Rescue 116 and the death of its four crew, including Irish Coast Guard captain, Dara Fitzpatrick, left, have highlighted that heroism is already a quality we possess, if we push ourselves, writes David O’Mahony

IF HISTORY and literature have taught us anything, it’s that humans always search for something greater than themselves. Not just in terms of philosophy or science, but in feats and prowess, the more than human.

This in many cases is channeled into myths and stories — tales of lost golden ages featuring creatures, fantastical abilities, angels and demons, flesh and blood people with the capacity to do the extraordinary, to do things the audience could only dream of. An age of heroes.