1. "The history of the achievements of mankind in this world is essentially the history of several great figures who worked in it." "Hero worship is the extremely high admiration for great figures.< /p>

2. What is a "hero"? The Oxford dictionary gives roughly four meanings to the word hero: the first is "a person who has superhuman abilities and is blessed by the gods"; the second is "a warrior with great reputation". "Those who have fought for the country"; the third is "those whose achievements and noble character are admired by others"; and the last is "the protagonists in poems and dramas".

3. Respect for the virtuous and upward is in the human soul The most precious flame, individual progress, social improvement, and cultural progress all depend on its illumination. Heroes often fan this flame in our hearts and remind us that the consciousness of human dignity elevates us to nobility. Realm.

4. If a person can worship heroes, he still has some hope of progress, because he still has a sense of moral values.

5. Tai Shigong in "The Family of Confucius". "Zanli said: "The mountains stand tall and the scenery stops. Although we cannot reach them, we yearn for them with all our heart. ”

6. There is an interesting saying: “There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys dominate.” "Ruan Bingdeng Guangwu once lamented that "there were no heroes at that time, so Zhuzi became famous." When a nation reaches the point where "monkeys dominate" or "Zhuzi becomes famous", its cultural level can be imagined. .

7. Learning is imitation. Man is the best animal to learn, because he is the best animal to imitate. Imitation must have a model, and the beauty and ugliness of the model are destined to be good and ugly. The so-called "species". "You will reap melons, you will reap beans if you sow beans." A hero (or call him a "sage" or a "hero") is a good model for learning to be a human being. Therefore, from an educational point of view, we advocate maintaining the hero worship that most people think is outdated. Especially in In youth, images are more powerful than concepts. Instead of telling them about benevolence, justice and morality, it is better to point them to a few flesh-and-blood people with benevolence, justice and morality. Education must be a concrete personality to be truly influential. < /p>

8. Our nation has had many good models of life from ancient times to the present. Unfortunately, long-form biographies are underdeveloped. Many great figures are buried in fragments and fragments, and cannot be fully revealed to young readers. .