Commentary In a notable article published on the Forbes, Paolo Gallo, who writes about leadership issues, has argued that “The time has come to change our model of heroism.” Specifically, he argues that “being a hero is no longer a mythical classification reserved for … a few legendary men and women, or worse still, peacocks who spend all their time strutting in front of the mirror or under the spotlight.” For him, a person is a hero if he or she acts with dignity and compassion in their everyday lives. Gallo’s intriguing and novel view of “heroism” came to mind when the discovery of HMS Endurance, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton’s vessel, was announced last week. The vessel sank approximately four miles from where it was lost in November 1915. It lies 3,000 metres (9,850 feet) below the water’s surface in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. The discovery was welcomed with incredulity by …