I've gone and set a new record for inactivity here. 6 monthsish. Wonderful. I feel like such a bad person.
Quick rundown of what's happened since then. China was fun, jetlag was not. First semester junior year. Happy 2008!
Ok.
I'm gonna try to keep this thing up and running, and back to what I originally wanted it to be. Some kind of commentary site where people can come and say "Well isn't he a bit touched..." I feel like there has to be a method to my internal madness and maybe if I just write enough of it down then there's a chance I can figure it all out.
But I doubt it.
Speaking of people who aren't all there (Hello!) , there's a networking site that now exists for people who refer to themselves as real-life superheroes or "Reals". They run around in costumes with gadgets and look for crime to fight. Barring that, they donate at a local food bank or homeless shelter.
What's up with that? (I'm not gonna give you a link, it's always more rewarding to stumble upon this stuff all by yourself.) Is it really so hard to do good that people feel a need to be some alter-ego to accomplish it? Or have they been misled by the idea that they could just sit on a rooftop until they hear a scream for help in the night?
Don't get me wrong, I don't think that we should just let the world go on turning like an unstoppable top (would that be a good band name? The Unstoppable Tops?) but I also don't think that we should have to be superheroes to do it. Why not volunteer or donate as part of our regular life and not when asked? Why not, like those insurance ads on TV say, be responsible?
If there's a problem, fix it. If there isn't, don't. That makes sense right? So why do we forget this simple thing? Why do we let problems get bigger?
Maybe all we need is a little spandex and a flashy title.
For those of you who have read this far, I want you to leave a comment with the following. Give me your real-life superhero name (check out the Reals for inspiration) and what your real-life superhero will do. It doesn't have to be comic-book worthy. It could be donating time at a shelter or just giving food at a food bank.
Then go and be that hero. Go donate and do your super-task that you just described.
I'll start.
To fit with the semi-anonymity of blogging, I'll take the name Masquerade. I will be donating through kiva.org to help poor entrepreneurs start businesses in third-world countries.
What about you?
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3 comments:
Hello. Just posting a comment to prove that I know how to - and glad to see you got your blog up and running again!
- SJG (From Cosi 2a)
I would make my name as Pen, as in "the pen is mightier than the sword". My hero would help improve some of the problems in our local community at Brandeis (I believe sometimes it's beneficial to start small when making a difference). I do this by doing lots of random tasks for the Student Union (I'm officially the Clerk, meaning minute taker, but I do a lot more than that). I think it's an organization that really has the potential to affect change.
I'm starting by working on Communiversity, a series of classes taught by Brandeisians for Brandeisians. By learning for the sake of learning about the world around us, I think it helps to make our environment a better place.
Great topic, by the way, it made me think.
my title is
The Rose Raptor
and I befriend those who seem to be lonely or unfairly ridiculed. I will be volunteering to take on another young friend through the Big Brother Big Sister program.
and if I could have a fancy outfit.. it would be all red with a little skirt and shiny roller skates and I could get to someone really fast if they were in need of a friend.
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