Heroes, and feet of clay

[deponti]

The sadness we feel at the fall of heroes is less to do with their frailty, and more to do with our need to set up heroes in the first place. If we deify humans, they are bound to prove to be only human, after all....!

Comments

[asakiyume]

Very true--what prompts the post?

[deponti]

pondhopper has hit the lance on the head :(

[asakiyume]

Ahh. I understand :-(

[pondhopper]

What's up?
Lance Armstrong?

[deponti]

Yes :(