The Curse Of The Hero
― | by Tisaranee Gunasekara ∙ “The returning hero risks carrying the seed of violence into the very heart of his city”.René Girard (Violence and the Sacred) ∙ ( August 12, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Heroes are like double-edged swords. Sane nations use them, with caution, and send them into honourable retirement once their deeds are done. The nation, which is seduced by the hero into giving him an endless carte blanche, places its present and its future in jeopardy. ∙ [...].
