The term “hero,” as we normally use it in everyday language implies bravery, prodigious achievement, one who surmounts hindrances and sacrifices for others – all in the face of personal danger. While we all agreeably espouse such virtuousness as universally awe-inspiring, with the ambitious elevation of individual excellence that border-lines pretentiousness, we must remember the important secret benefit from altruism that produces deep self-fulfillment is often hidden and quiet. Mostly no one knows or sees these micro-events of integrity... what you do when nobody's watching. But you know. And therein lies the greatest satisfaction of all. Knowing you obeyed your conscious and did what was right, considering others first, then yourself. Doing right is always its own reward.