Akilleez
Homer’s Iliad perfectly captures the tension between hubris and humility in the conflict between Achilles and Hector, his two warrior-heroes who fought to the death. Achilles was beautiful, charismatic and vain. He was god-like in his abilities as a warrior and a seeker of personal glory.Hector was a great warrior, not at Achilles level, but great by any standard. Hector fought and bled out of duty rather than a passion; he was the ideal citizen-soldier who went to war to protect his family, his city, and his community, his country and always with Reverence for the Gods. Robert Schoultz, a former SEAL captain who teaches ethics and has written extensively about SEAL culture, uses the Achilles-Hector dichotomy to capture the same tensions among our modern-day warriors. Many young SEALs aspire to become like Achilles, Schoultz says, though Hector would be the truer representative of the SEAL's ethos.
Anger has its place but won't serve you here. Know that I'm hazardous by nature. A battle-scarred, politically untethered, truth seeker. You can follow me, but it'll hurt.