Free Essay About My Hero

It was a relatively chilly day in London. Three dark skinned men appear holding two machetes and two revolvers. Everyone watching these scary men got nervous and took cover in shops. Dressed in a black hood; Jake (not his real name) was jogging back to the military barracks just outside London. He is wiping goblets of sweat on his brow as he sighs to the accomplishment of completing his usual 5 mile morning run. He seems lost in his own world, maybe thinking of his young, newly-wedded wife who must mean much in his life especially at this stage of marriage. Suddenly, a screech of car tires and a loud bang brings an end to this serene atmosphere.
These men seem relatively young, probably in their 20s heavily built, and standing at about 5’10 tall. They walk towards Jake and confront him. What Jake doesn’t realize is that these men have items concealed in their jackets. This could be due to the fact that although conscious, Jake seems dazed. One man is holding a revolver in one hand and a cleaver. The other man who appears hesitant is now struggling to remove a weapon from his jacket and has now fallen a few places behind the first man. He eventually manages to retrieve a machete from his jacket.
A young woman dressed in a black hijab, exits the antique shop where we had earlier been chatting with her. Standing at about 5’4 and with a small frame, she appears dwarfed by the two men’s massive build. One man talks to her and appears to be telling her to leave immediately, based on his body language. The man who is wielding the cleaver hits Jack several times and the young lady is now begging the men who now appear dangerous to stop and does not step back from the fact that they have a gun and can shoot her anytime.
The machete wielding man is now teasing Jake with the machete. The lady then tries to snatch the machete from the man but is subdued. During the confrontation, the man swung the machete towards Jake’s neck and chops it. The gory images of this action seem like a scene from the horror movies. Blood is spewed everywhere as this men chant some religious quotes and continue stating that they did these actions to justify the killing of Muslims by British forces in Iraq. He teases another man ready to strike again, but this time around, the Muslim lady snatches the deadly weapon and begs them to stop murdering innocent people. By now, the police have come and sealed off the area. But this begs the question, how can someone be so heartless and selfless?
The use of religion to justify this action is the worst form of selfishness that humans can perform. This is not only painful for the victims, but also to other persons who relate to this religion because they are classified with criminals who have used this religion to propagate various criminal acts.
This act brought about memories of 9/11 in my mind, where acts of cowardice brought the nation to a standstill when America was attacked by terrorists in the name of justifying the crime. What puzzles me is that, with all this negative perception created by some few individuals who perform crime and justify it on Islam, there are still some good selfless Muslims like this lady. She is an example of the few selfless individuals in this world.
As we chat, her character was that of a jovial lady with a good sense of humour but she didn’t strike me as so brave. After leaving the antique shop, she ran towards the two armed and dangerous men to prevent acts of crime on an innocent victim she didn’t even know. On the face of it, it was a heroic act that will forever remain in my mind. Though she didn’t receive lots of media coverage, she will forever remain a hero to me. Any individual who wishes to use Islam or any other religion to propagate crime should follow the perfect example set by this lady.
These events made me realize how fear has always propelled me and other people. This is due to the fact that, as this horrifying incident was happening, I could only watch in horror and the best I could do was wait for the police to take control of the situation. If I were more selfless, maybe these events could not have turned out the way they did. However, am glad the incident helped me overcome the negative perception I earlier had about Islam. This incident has remained with me as a reminder of how criminals use religion to justify crime and the fact that the most selfless individuals are people you would least expect. I salute the Muslim lady for going to the extent of sacrificing herself to save an innocent person whose life could have ended that day. Ideally, the majority of such happenings are as a result of negligence and fear. Were it not for the brave lady, more people would have lost their lives. It is a lesson and an incidence I will always remember.