Epic is a life that I only dream of living.
Epic is the way I most definitely crash.
If the mark of an epic lead character is he (I use 'he' for brevity and to increase the bluntness of the point, effectively nullified by this long aside. 'he' = 'they'/'he'/'she') has one minor flaw that leads to the major plot points. Achilles had a heel, Adam had pride, Aladdin had 'truth' issues, Peter Schlemiel was greedy, the Fiddler on the Roof didn't actually know how to fiddle to the best of my knowledge.
Does that mean that with all our flaws, our story will be more epic? What if I am insecure enough that I can't talk to anyone about what troubles me? What if I am prideful enough that I suffer from the same?
Like Plato said, "It was a wise man that invented beer." Oh wait, that isn't related.
I'll close my eyes, come a time
So sweet the mellow, come a time
Folded on my knees, come a time
Shameful, holding onto time, come a time
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