Heroes and Bionicles?

      I've recently asked myself the question: Why do I like Bionicles? What is it that inspires me and has caused me to spend hundreds of dollars on them? What is it that grabs me about them? I thought about this some more and I think it's all about the stories of heroes maybe. I like Bionicles, because I love the way they work and how they stimulate my imagination, but there is something about the story I think that makes me like them more than the new replacement [Hero factory]. The story of heroes and sacrifice that inspires everyone. Of light defeating dark and justice prevailing. Even though the movies may be cheesy and the stories repetitive, I really enjoy all of it.
      This talking of heroes has stirred my emotions slightly and reminded me of the Hero Assembly. Over the past week or so the SBO's have been working on choosing heroes for the hero assembly. We've discussed a lot and for a while it felt like we would only choose people for heroes who had really hard lives. I talked to Nellie about this and she said something that really inspired me. It was something along the lines of, that we should celebrate those people who are really nice all the time and don't necessarily have hard lives, because they are everyday heroes and they should be applauded for it. The people who are heroes everyday should be much more appreciated than the people who overcome trials. It's a brilliant thought and it's one that I don't think many people notice or respect. This all reminds me of a song called Hero by the band AIK. It's a Bionicle song, so I'll include the video at the end.

 Hero - AIK

As you’re on your way back home.
Something catch your eyes untold
Fear of darkness lingers here
You tremble as you get the fear!

Now you on the corner stone
Fearing you’d be left alone
Who will lose who will prevail?
Who will tell the final tale?

There it goes again

Do you know what it take‘s to be a hero?
When you lost, a piece of love, a piece of you.
Do you have what it takes to beat the fear that’s
In your heart, to grow up strong, and undo wrong.
To grow up strong, and redo wrong.

You're walking down that well worn road
Some things changed but who would know
The smiles you get a poisoned well
The colour you once knew is killed

And, as you realize what's wrong
The dirt under you're feet is gone
The enemy looks in your eyes
Now is time to make it right!

You better make it right!

Do you know what it take‘s to be a hero?
When you lost, a piece of love, a piece of you.
Do you have what it takes to beat the fear that’s
In your heart, to grow up strong, and undo wrong.

To grow up strong, and undo wrong.
What it takes to be a hero
To grow up strong and undo wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4P3evYGQ_Q&feature=related