So, I realize that in the world we live in it's really easy to become cynical, but I think if we look at it objectively, we'll see that cynicism is always rooted in naivete or narcissism. People don't talk about individuals they respect anymore, and for anyone to have "heroes" is seen as laughable, almost a cliché. I, however, have been thinking about the people I do literally see as heroes, and I decided to make a list with their Wikipedia pages linked, although everyone knows at least one or two of them, I'm sure. Obviously, these are not simply people who I respect in some way (the list would be much longer) but men and women who I believe have each accomplished or are accomplishing something really revolutionary that would change or enlighten the world for the better.


The current (14th) Dalai Lama - Tenzin Gyatso
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Emperor Norton I (I'm completely serious in saying I think of this man as a hero.)
Malcolm X
Jesus (The man, not the idol.)
Robert Anton Wilson
Buddha
Carl Jung