People are a selfish bunch. They choose to do a lot of things to benefit themselves and not the people around them. Even when they care deeply about somebody else, they cannot risk their lives for others. It takes a very special person to risk their own well being in order to protect that of another.
These people are the heroes every person knows. They are firefighters, policemen, and paramedics. They save life and run into the face of danger to save strangers that they have never met. They are the true heroes and always will be. Keeping the public safe is their main goal when they wake up and go into work.
Why do these people do what they do? How do they go to work knowing they may never come home? This is because they know that even if they parish, they will be remember and forever loved by the family and friends of those that they saved. The work that they do is so amazing that they do not need to worry about being forgotten after they die, or fear that their loved ones will have no way of moving on. They know that their family will move on with the honor that their relative saved a person's life without hesitating; knowing that they themselves may not come out.
On the other hand, some people (most people) could not imagine running into danger to defend their country. They could never, in a million years, go into a life threatening situation for the sake of the country that they call home. Looking out for themselves is the natural way. Ensure that they themselves are safe and cared for before looking for the others. It is human instinct to protect one's own body and only a few people can really go against that in reality. These people are the heroes, while the others might as well be the villains.
Great style and diction. I like the hyperbole of "never, in a million years."
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