I was reading Kingdom Come today...again. In case you are unaware, this is a story set in a possible future of the DC universe where the great heroes have all retreated from the world, leaving the new generation of superheroes, hardly worth looking up to, fighting a chaotic, pointless, and endless battle amongst one another. Superman was the first to go because the human race let him down, choosing madness and violence over decency, mercy, and all of the ideals he has fought so long to embody.
Eventually things get so bad and the people get so desperately out of hope. The world seems as if it is coming to an end, and then suddenly Superman returns. And that is as far as I got this time. I just can't handle it.
I cried for a good ten minutes straight. What Superman represents here is not a big strong guy to come and do everything we're too worthless to do on our own, but hope, inspiration, the undying spirit of good will towards your fellow man. He represents something that is very hard to keep sight of today, at least in my world.
There are so many ideals that are dying in our society, ideals that, if undone, will undo the human race as well. Love. Can you believe there are people out there who feel forced to reduce something so basic and necessary as Love down to a mental disorder, a disease, something that is laughable to even think of as existant? They utilize this sick empirical worldview, the delusional illusion that so many people find as their only alternative to believe in these days.
Well I just can't get by in a world without love, without the touch of another human being. This vital need has been crippling my spirit for the better part of a year now. I used to be comforted by the idea that no matter what, the sun will rise on the following day, and that even if it is raining I can still count on it to be there above the clouds. Some days it feels as if that is more burdensome than uplifting. When you live a cold robotic life without passion and ideals and love to guide you, it is just painful to think about how the days are going to keep coming and coming and that you are going to have to wait for the day when you fade out of this life like a mermaid who has become nothing more than so much sea foam.
Who can lead a meaningless life? Who can wake up and face the day when their actions have no significant bearing on the world around them? No one. No one can do this, not for long. It will break a human being to get caught up in this kind of thinking.
So you must see that it is up to each human being to stand up, to carry themselves, and to offer a hand to the downtrodden. If this world has forgotten or convinced itself that there is no beauty, goodness, holiness, and sanctity then you have to show them that this is just not true. If the people around you have forgotten joy, if they have forgotten the undeniable bond humans share in their connected bodies, their needs, the mystical, inexplicable, and miraculous nature of the life on this world that we are apart of, then show them. Be the embodiment, make it live. Each one of us is capable of so much beauty, so much talent, so many incredible things, and we should feel responsible to ourselves and to this world to brighten it with our light.
Eventually things get so bad and the people get so desperately out of hope. The world seems as if it is coming to an end, and then suddenly Superman returns. And that is as far as I got this time. I just can't handle it.
I cried for a good ten minutes straight. What Superman represents here is not a big strong guy to come and do everything we're too worthless to do on our own, but hope, inspiration, the undying spirit of good will towards your fellow man. He represents something that is very hard to keep sight of today, at least in my world.
There are so many ideals that are dying in our society, ideals that, if undone, will undo the human race as well. Love. Can you believe there are people out there who feel forced to reduce something so basic and necessary as Love down to a mental disorder, a disease, something that is laughable to even think of as existant? They utilize this sick empirical worldview, the delusional illusion that so many people find as their only alternative to believe in these days.
Well I just can't get by in a world without love, without the touch of another human being. This vital need has been crippling my spirit for the better part of a year now. I used to be comforted by the idea that no matter what, the sun will rise on the following day, and that even if it is raining I can still count on it to be there above the clouds. Some days it feels as if that is more burdensome than uplifting. When you live a cold robotic life without passion and ideals and love to guide you, it is just painful to think about how the days are going to keep coming and coming and that you are going to have to wait for the day when you fade out of this life like a mermaid who has become nothing more than so much sea foam.
Who can lead a meaningless life? Who can wake up and face the day when their actions have no significant bearing on the world around them? No one. No one can do this, not for long. It will break a human being to get caught up in this kind of thinking.
So you must see that it is up to each human being to stand up, to carry themselves, and to offer a hand to the downtrodden. If this world has forgotten or convinced itself that there is no beauty, goodness, holiness, and sanctity then you have to show them that this is just not true. If the people around you have forgotten joy, if they have forgotten the undeniable bond humans share in their connected bodies, their needs, the mystical, inexplicable, and miraculous nature of the life on this world that we are apart of, then show them. Be the embodiment, make it live. Each one of us is capable of so much beauty, so much talent, so many incredible things, and we should feel responsible to ourselves and to this world to brighten it with our light.
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Maybe I should read Kingdom Come. It only occurred to me the other day how much I could be capable of if I just tried instead of assuming I wasn't good enough.