To be a hero is an innate part of our character. Why then do so many acquiesce and surrender — leading unfulfilling lives? We must learn to be a little bit brave and never, ever, server give up.

When I was born in 1956, the 2nd World War had only been over for 11 years. So the society was still imbued with the concept of the hero. The very first show I watched on television when I was 6 years old, my parents were the first people in…